Fred never wanted to be an astronaut or drive a train when he grew up. Right from the beginning he knew he wanted to draw silly pictures for a living … and some decades later, he’s living the dream! Fred has worked on all manner of projects, including editorial, advertising and designing animations for the BBC. He now works mostly in children’s books.
Gaby Hansen was born in South Africa where she attended the School of Art, Ballet, Drama and Music. She moved to London in 1998 and has illustrated several books for Little Tiger Press, including The Gift of Christmas, Ready for Bed and The Wish Cat, which was shortlisted for the Experian Big 3 Book Award 2003. Now living in the countryside in Sussex, she continues her love of art, drawing on the inspiration of the South Downs.
Gareth is an illustrator and designer living in his hometown in Essex, with his beloved wife and five children. After studying at Brighton and Central Saint Martins he has worked on a variety of projects, but enjoys children’s book illustration the most. When he is not working he can be heard indulging his other love – the banjo!
Gary Venn is a freelance illustrator based in New Zealand. He has produced illustrations for children’s books and magazines around the world, including many illustrated maps of various far flung places. He is currently completing his first picture book as both author and illustrator. He loves to draw, and did his first major artwork at the age of 2 on the new wallpaper, (so he is told). His style is based on texture, shape and colour. He makes marks and textures using many different mediums, including: pencil, crayon, ink pen, screen-printing ink and scanned items, which are then put together digitally.
Craig lives in Brighton with his family and dreams up ideas from a garden studio. With a background in fine art he has exhibited original work in many galleries from London to New York and more recently he has been focusing on creating engaging children’s books. In his spare time, Craig mountain bikes, plays dinosaurs and draws with his kids.
Genine is a freelance children’s illustrator and print designer based in Ashford, Kent, where she lives with her husband Ashley and daughters Alice and Millie. She loves everything about design. Her designs have been manufactured all over the world and featured on anything from clothing to children’s books.
Francis Martin is an illustrator and artist living out in the wilds of Pendle Witch Country, conjuring up pictures for stories by splodging ink and charcoal all over the place. He is a graduate of Cambridge School of Art’s MA in Children’s Book Illustration, who in another life did five BBC Radio 1 John Peel sessions. He loves dogs and travelling across the moors in trains.
Gabriela Gil has worked as an art educator in museums, an illustration teacher and is currently an illustrator. In 2021 she was among the finalists for the 55th Illustrators Exhibition at Bologna Children’s Book Fair. On days off, she loves to take care of the plants, eat carrot cake and walk in the park with her dog Filó.
From an early age Gareth has loved to draw and that passion continues to this day. It’s something he still can’t believe he gets to do for a living. He’s worked on a wide range of projects from greeting cards, editorial illustration and children’s books. When he’s not working, Gareth enjoys football, gaming and movies.
