Saumiya Balasubramaniam is the author of two picture books, When I Found Grandma, illustrated by Qin Leng (finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award) and Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White (Skipping Stones Honor Book). Her stories are loosely inspired by her own family experiences. Saumiya was born in Mumbai, India, and now lives in Toronto, Ontario.