Vilma Cencic , grew up in Sydney and has always loved drawing. She went on to study Design at the University of Western Sydney with a major in illustration. Here she was given the chance to illustrate her first picture book Greener Than an Emerald written by Jean Chapman, published by Margaret Hamilton Books as a major work in her final year. Over the years she has worked as a freelance illustrator in various magazines including 'NSW School Magazine'. In 1998 she illustrated a story in the magazine, which was turned into a chapter book called Mr Pavlov's Possum written by Vashti Farrer and published by Lothian Children's Books in 2007.  What Does Your Daddy Do? is her second picture book written by Gordon Reece and also pubished by Lothian Children's Books in 2009.

Vilma lives in North Western Sydney with her husband and two sons.