Polly studied English at Birmingham University. Her novels have been nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal twice, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Polly lives with her husband in Bristol.
Polly Ho-Yen
Authors and illustrators
Polona Lovsin
Polona Lovsin has been creating art for as long as she can remember and draws much inspiration from her imaginative childhood. She studied as an Academic Painter at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. She lives in Slovenia with her partner, two daughers and two little mice. Sometimes, she likes to dress in a bear costume!
Poppy Bishop
Poppy is a London girl born and bred. When not writing, she loves visiting art galleries, and hanging out on her houseboat with her pet parrot, Clement.
Pauline Gregory
Pauline Siewert
Penny Dann
Penny Dann loved to draw when she was little and she never gave up! As well as being a children’s book illustrator, Penny has also worked on advertising, editorial and packaging projects, and designed a soft toy. After several years travelling and working overseas, she moved back to Brighton and now lives with her partner Tom, a graphic designer, and a very grumpy cat, Earl. She is best known for illustrating The Secret Fairy series for Orchard Books.
Penny Neville-Lee
Phil Alderson
Phil Alderson became an illustrator after his early aspirations to be a cool musician dwindled due to the premature loss of his hair in his twenties. Luckily, he was very good at drawing pictures, so he has enjoyed a more successful career in illustration. Phil now revels in being a totally uncool dad to his young daughter and no.1 fan.
Prisca Le Tandé
Prisca is a child of the disco era – so dancing queens and grooving cats are right up her street. She sees the world of illustration as a dessert trolley laden with your favourite things. Why not taste everything – you can always go to the dentist afterwards. After studying Applied Art at school, she enrolled in a film studies degree and embarked on an adventure into the world of animation. She is still living the adventure, as the author and artistic director of the animated series ‘Grosha and Mr B’.
When she was young, Prisca adored the craft craze, Scoubidou. It’s that same simple creativity that gives her such joy now that she’s creating books for children.
Phung Nguyen Quang
Phùng Nguyên Quang is an illustrator – picture book author based in Saigon, Vietnam. He creates his stunning artwork using a mix of watercolour, acrylic and digital. His works are inspired by the folk culture of Vietnam and Asia.