HOPE VIRGINIA MARGOLIS is a Jewish Italian-American writer and illustrator. Her debut illustrated novel, WORLD STAGE, will be released with Piccola Publishing in May 2027.

She lives in beautiful Boca Raton, Florida, where her artwork is displayed in some of the largest synagogues in the southeastern United States. Her paintings, papercraft and prints have been sold in all 50 U.S. states, as well as internationally in Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Canada, and more. She believes that good people can be found everywhere in the world.