Rachael Davis is a mixed-raced Black-British children’s author who loves the magic of getting lost in a good book. She writes inclusive books for children of all ages, both fiction and non-fiction. Her debut picture book, ‘I am NOT a Prince!’, illustrated by Beatrix Hatcher, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
Pintachan’s real name is Pablo! And he lives in the north of Spain with his family where he enjoys watching old sci-fi movies, eating liquorice and, of course, illustrating children’s books. Pablo has worked for Hachette, Abrams Kids, Running Press, Quarto and McDonalds to name but a few.
Paul is an editor and writer of children’s non-fiction books. He edited the official children’s guides for the Science Museum in London and the Museum of Science in Manchester, and is a registered STEM ambassador working with Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institute.
Peter Bently went to ten different schools around the world and studied languages at Oxford University. He started writing for children soon after becoming a parent and now lives with his wife, Lucy, and children, Theo and Tara, in Devon (which has its very own excellent medieval castle). Peter won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2011 with Cats Ahoy!.
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.
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!
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 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.
