Grace Habib started out at a greeting card company as a kids card designer. Soon after, she found her passion as a children’s illustrator. In her free time she enjoys nature parks, visiting local bakeries, and coffee shops. Her favorite baked good is a chocolate croissant.
Christiane loves writing and illustrating, especially for children and young people!
She has illustrated over 30 children’s books so far and also works on magazines, advertising, juvenile fiction, and kids’ products. Christiane lives by the sea in England.
Ali Pye studied at Central St Martins and later took an MA in Illustration at Kingston University. The first picture book Ali illustrated was
Where is Fred?
by Edward Hardy. She lives in South-West London with her husband and two children.
Wendy lives in Stafford, England, with her four-year-old daughter Nancy and their two house cats. She loves Scandinavian style design, sunny days and yoga.
Wenjia Tang is a freelance illustrator graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2017. She was born in southeast China and came to the US for high school when she was 15. She loves all kinds of animals and lives with a cat in Manhattan, New York. Her work has been recognized by American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, AOI, 3×3 Magazine etc.
Willian Santiago is from Brazil and graduated from the State University of Londrina with a graphic design bachelors degree. He worked in branding for fashion companies for a few years and now has his own studio, specialising in illustration and art direction focusing on editorial, advertising, and fashion. He’s worked with companies like Anthropology, L’Occitane, VSCO, Nestlé, Natura Brasil, Banco Itaú.
Yi-Hsuan Wu is a Taiwanese illustrator. She loves animals, especially birds. When not at work, she enjoys going on adventures with her pet parrot, Sparky.
Yoojin Um loved drawing from an early age. As a shy child, who liked to find unusual places to hide, she enjoyed doodling and creating stories. As she grew up, Yoojin began to realise that pictures can communicate in ways that words cannot and decided that she wanted to become a professional illustrator. Yoojin worked as a graphic designer before pursuing her dream of illustrating children’s books.
Zoe has always loved the warmth and humour found in children’s picture books and is a little obsessed with cute animals… just a little bit. She also loves drawing, has a rather silly sense of humour and a vivid imagination.
Wendy Meddour was brought up in the seaside town of Aberystwyth. She loved the sea, but she loved books even more, so she left the seaside to study. After getting her doctorate, Wendy went to teach English Literature at Oxford University. But now she’s got the best of both worlds. She lectures, writes and reads her books at a university near the seaside in Devon.
