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.
Authors and illustrators
Louie Stowell
Louie Stowell was born in London and has lived there ever since, except for a short stint in Watford to study advertising. She’s worked as a copywriter, cartoonist, PR and in-house fiction writer, and was Publisher at Ladybird/Penguin Random House before writing full-time.
Her 2019 debut, The Dragon in the Library, was followed by The Monster in the Lake in 2020 and The Wizard in the Wood in 2021. Otherland, a standalone middle-grade novel, followed in 2021. The first book in her series, Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good, was an instant #3 Sunday Times (UK) Bestseller.
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.
Lucy Barnard
Lucy Semple
Lucy Semple lives and works as a children’s illustrator in Nottinghamshire. She loves to create her art digitally but sometimes dabbles in traditional media in her own free time. She can often be found curled up with a book, a cup of tea in hand and her dachshund Frankie asleep on her knee.
Loretta Schauer
Loretta has illustrated a number of picture books and fiction titles for younger children. She has always loved drawing and is never happier than when she’s making something. Loretta lives in London, England, with her archaeologist husband and her hamster studio buddy, Nanook, who assists with the creative process by staring really hard at her until she gives him a treat.
Louise Anglicas
Louise lives in Staffordshire with her partner, two daughters and her dog. Following her degree in Ceramics Design, Louise has worked for a diverse range of clients creating, amongst other things, greetings cards, stationery, wall art, ceramics and fabric as well as gorgeous children’s books where her love of pattern and design can clearly be seen.
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.