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![Circular image of head shot of April, wearing a graphic jersey shirt with her arms are her waist, standing against a vibrant leafy bush. The portrait is placed in a dark pale blue grey background with her stylized name in grass green to the right.](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2023-04/AM.jpg?itok=0kXHdBQ_)
April dela Noche Milne is a Filipino-Canadian illustrator and writer. April studied Fine Arts at Langara College, graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Emily Carr University, and completed The Writers Studio program at Simon Fraser University. The artist for the graphic novel The Blue Road: A fable of migration and the children’s book The Imperfect Garden, she was one of the contributors to the Cloudscape comics anthology The Witching Hours. Through illustration and comics her work explores grief and memories, the humour of everyday narratives, and issues of identity.