my picture book, Blue  was published by Faber & Faber in January 2023.

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I'm an author / illustrator based near Cambridge, England. I have a background in marketing and publishing but my real love is storytelling through words and pictures.

 

I felt instinctively drawn to creating picture books after attending a Children's Book Illustration summer school in 2015. I'm now half way through a part-time MA in Children's Book illustration at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.

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In 2019 I was chosen as the winner of the Faber & Faber / Andlyn Fab Prize for Illustration with my picture book Megan's Cat. You can read all about it here.

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I write stories for young children (ages 4 - 12) that talk about emotions in a way that's accessible, inclusive and engaging, reflecting a child's real-life experience of the world and my love of anything with paws.

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alongside my children's book work, I also volunteer for EmpathyLab - an organisation who work with schools, libraries, parents and carers to build empathy skills in children through reading .

 

If you'd like to discuss my work or talk to me about a commission please get in touch.

Press

Books For Keeps, "Review of Blue", January 2023

The Guardian, the best new picture books and novels, January 2023

BookTrust, "Finding yourself in a book", January 2023

The Bookseller,"Faber Children’s secures début picture book on feelings...", May 2022

The Bookseller, "2019 Faber Andlyn Prize winners revealed", September 2019

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*portrait by T.S.C.