VANE KOSTURANOV spends a significant part of his life creating things. Sometimes, he invents new stories, and sometimes he invents and illustrates children’s books. In his spare time, he draws on paper and canvas, and he occasionally creates illustrations for other writers (who are also known inventors). Vane lives and works in Strumica, a small and very down-to-earth city. He is one of the most recognizable Macedonian artists and authors of picture books. His artistic visions have been presented at several exhibitions and he won the award for the best Macedonian picture book twice (2018, 2019).