Aurelia Alcaïs was born in 1975 to a family of artists in Paris, where she still lives. She started her career as a model and actress before beginning writing and creating art. When her son was born, she felt the desire to link all her passions: drawing, writing, fashion, and photography, and she became an illustrator. Her first book, Quand je serai un animal, was published in France in 2014.