Malgorzata Detner is an illustrator based in Poland. She currently lives with her family, a cocker spaniel, some snails, and two rats in Warsaw. When she is not illustrating, Malgorzata enjoys family time and needle felting colourful toys.
Authors and illustrators
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 Beevor
Lucy Courtenay
Lucy Courtenay worked in publishing for many years before leaving to become a full-time writer. She has contributed to a number of young fiction series, including Beast Quest. When not writing, she enjoys singing, reading and travel.
Lula Bridgeport
Lula Bridgeport is an experienced editor and children’s author. She has worked on hundreds of titles during her career — from sharks to superheroes and everything in between! — and has written several non-fiction books for leading children’s publishers in both the UK and USA.
M Christina Butler
M Christina Butler was born in Scarborough. She had an idyllic childhood in the country where she spent her weekends playing on a farm among the animals. Christina has worked as a nurse, a pre-school nursery supervisor, and a governor at her local primary school, as well as writing a number of children’s books. She now lives close to York.
M. N. Tahl
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 Fleming
Lucy Fleming graduated from the University of Lincoln with a First Degree in Illustration and has worked on children’s book projects for many leading publishers. She lives and works in a small town in England with her partner and a little black cat. When not at her desk she prefers nothing more than to be outdoors in the sunshine with a hot cup of tea.
Maddie Frost
Maddie Frost grew up in a quiet town and has always been inspired by simple things, like bugs and pebbles. She loves illustrating images that are very funny and silly as well as images that have a more serious or softer tone. A field day for her is putting characters in nature or in an environment where she can really embrace a particular season for a setting. Maddie lives in New Hampshire near lots of trees and dogs with her fiancé and their dog.