Huang Han-Yau, a graduate of the School of Forestry at National Taiwan University, is currently a scientific illustrator specializing in ecology as well as a community university lecturer whose work has appeared in publications related to environmental education. He is the author of several books, including the ecological-themed children’s picture book Little Black Dots on the Fence, two illustrated guides, one on the environment and another on ecology, and a narrative non-fiction book, The Lost River, which won the Taiwan Literature Award in 2023.