Suzy Senior lives and works at the top of a huge hill in Sheffield. She lives with her family, a small gang of tropical fish and quite a lot of books.
She loves writing picture books, making things rhyme and eating jaffa cakes – ideally all at the same time!
Swapna’s debut novel, DAVE PIGEON, was selected for the Guardian’s Best New Children’s Books 2016 and shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award 2016. Swapna lives in New Zealand with her son, her husband and Archie the mini schnauzer.
Sylvia Bishop is the author of the much-loved ERICA’S ELEPHANT and THE BOOKSHOP GIRL. When not writing, Sylvia is also one half of improvised comedy duo the Peablossom Cabaret. She lives in London. @sylviabishop
Tammi has been involved with children’s books for 15 years, both as a writer and an editor. She has written more than 40 books for young readers and has edited countless more. Tammi lives with her husband and three young children, who are often the inspiration for her stories.
Steph is an illustrator and character designer, based in the San Francisco Bay area of California. She works in several fields, including publishing, TV & feature animation, toy design and licensing. Her love for art is rivalled only by her fascination with the animal kingdom. She also loves to travel, and next on her bucket list is visiting the Weihnachtsmarkt in Germany!
Stephanie Fizer Coleman is an illustrator, designer and generally curious girl living in West Virgina. She grew up in a rural area and the love of nature she developed as a child still influences her work today. She has developed a style of working that blends both digital and traditional elements and enjoys playing around with patterns, textures and brilliant colours in her work.
Stephen lives in a small town in the North of England with his family. He has lots of varied interests from gardening to rock-pooling in the summer with his kids. He went to university in Newcastle, where he planned to study dentistry but instead chose to follow his dreams of becoming a children’s illustrator.
Steve James has always been a keen doodler and has been fortunate to illustrate a wide variety of greetings cards and children’s books. He lives in Leeds with his partner, Vics, and daughter, Rosie, and loves to get out in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.
Steve May is an illustrator and animator based in north London. He was born in sunny Hastings & has an MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art. As an illustrator he has produced work for a variety of clients including Puffin and Faber. Visit www.stevemay.biz
Sophie lives in London and likes to spend her time eating pizza and reading detective stories. She loves her job in children’s publishing but suspects she would be good at solving mysteries too. On retirement, Sophie plans to open a detective agency by the sea.
