Azadeh Westergaard (aa-zah-dé) is an Iranian-American bookmaker based in New York City. She is the author and illustrator of The One & Only Googoosh: Iran’s Beloved Superstar and the author of A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla (illustrated by Júlia Sardà). Honors include the 2025 Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Excellence in Nonfiction by Bank Street College of Education, the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration, and an ALA 2025 Notable Children’s Book citation. She and her husband also host Woodward Residency, an artist’s communal workspace residency in New York.