Louise Forshaw is an illustrator (and sometimes author) living in a small town in the North East, UK. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Illustration and Animation from Newcastle College. Louise works from home in a small studio, supervised by her three noisy and very mischievous, Jack Russell Terriers.
Authors and illustrators
Margaux Carpentier
Lucy Farfort
Lucy Farfort is an illustrator, passionate about the need for more diversity in children’s publishing. In 2017 she was awarded first prize for illustration, in Faber Children’s inaugural FAB Prize competition. Lucy enjoys working in watercolour, and experimenting with pattern and texture. www.lucyfarfort.co.uk
Lucy Barnard
Mariajo Ilustrajo
Mariajo Ilustrajo is a Spanish illustrator and designer based in the UK. After 15 years working as an illustrator, she earned her master’s degree in Children’s Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University and chose to focus her career as a children’s book illustrator/author. She loves cooking, travelling and drawing (of course!).
Marisa Morea
María Perera
At a very young age María found out that there are few things in life she enjoyed as much as listening to The Beatles and drawing. When she grew up she graduated in Art History at the University of Oviedo and soon after she studied Graphic Design at the Art School of Avilés. Nowadays she still listens to The Beatles and feels fortunate to be able to do what she loves the most for a living: illustration.
Marcelo Badari
Marcelo Badari is from Brazil and likes to create illustrations focused on ideas and characters, with pinches of humour and personal vision. His illustrations have been featured in magazines, books, posters, T-shirts, newspapers and websites in Brazil, USA and Europe. In his spare time he likes to create music and videos, and he enjoys hiking and meditation.
Lucy Zhang
Lucy Zhang is an illustrator and designer from Sydney with a background in architecture. Apart from illustration, she also works in animation and game design. Lucy loves telling stories with bright colours and bold textures. She takes inspiration from travel, nature, and everyday magic. In her free time, you can find her relaxing with a good podcast while drawing fanart of her latest obsession.
Lucy Semple
Lucy Semple lives and works as a children’s illustrator in Nottinghamshire. She loves to create her art digitally but sometimes dabbles in traditional media in her own free time. She can often be found curled up with a book, a cup of tea in hand and her dachshund Frankie asleep on her knee.
