Kristyna Litten studied Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. Her books include CHICKENS CAN’T SEE IN THE DARK, BLUE AND BERTIE and ORI’S STARS. Kristyna also creates artwork for book covers and magazines. She lives in Yorkshire.
Authors and illustrators
Julie Clough
Julie lives in Cheshire, England with her husband, two boys and a mad dog! She loves cycling, yoga, cooking and travel.
Kirsti Davidson
Kirsti is a childrenβs illustrator and lives in Brighton with her husband and two daughters. She is an avid collector of picture books and loves visiting art galleries. Outside of work, Kirsti likes to collaborate on projects with friends and recently worked on an animation short.
Kate McLelland
Kate McLelland grew up in the North East of England before moving to London to gain a BA Hons in Theatre Design. After completing her degree in London she moved to Edinburgh, where she gained an MFA in Illustration with Distinction at Edinburgh College of Art. Kate now lives with her family in Edinburgh, where she works from home on books, printmaking and making pictures!
Kate Daubney
Kate Daubney was born in sunny North Devon, where she grew up on a diet of Devonshire cream teas and Cornish pasties. Drawing, painting and writing stories have always been her favourite pastimes, and as a child she spent many weekends at the beach with a sketchbook creating quirky characters. Since graduating from the University College Falmouth in 2009, she has worked full-time as an illustrator. Kate’s love of animals and nature inspire her bright, colourful and quirky illustrations.
Kate Pankhurst
Kate Pankhurst has an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from the University of Central Lancashire and was the highest placed undergraduate in the Macmillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration. She has written her own series, Mariella Mystery Investigates. She now lives in Leeds with her partner and two house rabbits!
Lara Paulussen
Katy Halford
Katy Halford is an illustrator based in Leicestershire, UK. Her love of drawing started when she was small and continued throughout school and university. She graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in illustration and is now a full-time illustrator. Katy’s work always starts in her sketchbook where she dreams up illustrated characters and imaginary worlds. She loves to observe nature and people-watch for inspiration.
Karl James Mountford
Karl was born in Germany and grew up in various places around the UK. Karl now lives in beautiful Carmarthen, in Wales, and works as an illustrator making picture books and screen prints, always leaving a paper trail of sketches and drawings wherever he goes.
Jess Mason
Jess Mason is an illustrator, cat lover and reader of books. She graduated from the University of Worcester with a First in Illustration in 2018, and was awarded the Otter Barry Narrative Illustration prize. Since then, she has worked on a variety of middle grade books and picture books and is proud to be represented by Plum Pudding Illustration Agency. She lives in Worcestershire with her cat Steve and her human Mike.
