Stephen Aitken

Stephen Aitken is passionate about the diversity of life (wild and human), the conservation of animals and plants, and living his life in harmony with our planet. He is a biologist from Ottawa who writes and illustrates picture books, eco-fiction and environmental non-fiction for middle-grade readers. His latest books are Listen UP! Exploring the World of Natural Sound and Saving the Night: How Light Pollution is Harming Life on Earth for Orca Books. Stephen often works out of his Himalayan...See more

Stephen Aitken is passionate about the diversity of life (wild and human), the conservation of animals and plants, and living his life in harmony with our planet. He is a biologist from Ottawa who writes and illustrates picture books, eco-fiction and environmental non-fiction for middle-grade readers. His latest books are Listen UP! Exploring the World of Natural Sound and Saving the Night: How Light Pollution is Harming Life on Earth for Orca Books. Stephen often works out of his Himalayan studio that he shares with several bashful geckos and an odd orange-eared mouse. He is an active member of the Writers' Union of Canada. See less