Lori Doody was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1976. She majored in printmaking at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, in Corner Brook. Her primary art practise has been in printmaking, especially etching, and in 2005 she was named Emerging Artist of the year by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council.
She provided the illustration for "Turk's Gut Wolf," Running the Goat's second poemphlet. To date, she has published ten children's books with Running the Goat — Capelin Weather; The Puffin Problem; Mallard, Mallard, Moose; Paint the Town Pink; Mr. Beagle Goes to Rabbittown; Mr. Beagle and the Georgestown Mystery; Mr. Beagle Climbs Signal Hill; Catalina; Lana Llama; and The Island. Two more are forthcoming in 2024.
All of Lori's books have been warmly and widely praised for their playful wit, bright and quirky illustrations, and gentle sense of kindness and community.