I.G. Oliver is a chef lecturer, hospitality educator, and award-winning author-illustrator of the magical fantasy series It’s a Kind of Maragic. With a career that spans royal kitchens, global classrooms, and mythic storytelling, Oliver blends poetic cadence with cinematic tension. His books—Won The People’s Book Award2018—invite readers into a world where moss speaks, magic awakens, and fairy-tales fracture. He lives in Derbyshire, where he paints, writes, and teaches.