Authors and illustrators

Moira Butterfield

Moira Butterfield wrote her first book when she was 8 years old; she glued photos of cats in an exercise book and wrote about them, too. Now she is an internationally published author of children’s fiction and non-fiction. She lives in Bath and writes in a small office opposite a sweet shop.

Natalie Chivers

Natalie gained a First in Illustration from the University of Plymouth and now lives in Farnham, Surrey with her fiancé. She was shortlisted for the 2006 Booktrust Early Years Award for Best New Illustrator. Natalie works in PR and advertising for a food and cake decoration company. When not working or illustrating children’s books, she enjoys running and indulging her love of nature and natural history.

Nick East

Nick works as a children’s book illustrator from a studio in the beautiful city of York, which he shares with two illustrator friends, a whippet called Alfie and a huge lurcher called Basil. When he’s not illustrating picture books for publishers like Little Tiger Press and Puffin Books, he likes to drink loads of tea, eat cake and laugh a lot!

Nick Ward

Nick Ward lives in a small rural village with his wife Amanda, their two children Jimmy and Mala, and two mad cats Fred and Wilma. Nick works from a studio in an old Victorian school, loves reading and spends many hours amongst dusty documents researching his family history.

Nicky Benson

Nicky Benson was born and raised in Chicago. She studied Communication at Northern Illinois University where she met her husband, Brad. Nothing makes Nicky happier than spending time with family and friends, rummaging through a flea market, and cuddling in a book nook with her son, Drew. She now lives in St Charles, not far from her hometown of Chicago.

Nicola Edwards

Nicola was raised by the seaside in beautiful Brighton. She loves reading, dancing, rhyming and turquoise things. She now lives with her husband and son in East London and spends her days writing and editing children’s books. She has been nominated for the UKLA 2019 award. @NicolaBookFace

Monica Saigal

Monica Saigal loves telling stories through food, enticing readers on flavourful adventures. With eleven published works, including novels, short stories and cookbooks, she delights in exploring diverse flavours of the world alongside her two sons. When not crafting tales, she’s fearlessly learning to ride a bike.

Natalie Denny

Natalie graduated from The Open University with an open degree which incorporated creative writing, and was runner up in Writing on the Wall’s ‘Pulp Idol’ 2019 competition. She is a writer, activist, tutor and freelance EDI Consultant for Anthony Walker Foundation as well as the Director of Skywriters, an award winning creative education social enterprise that supports individuals, communities and businesses. Natalie’s interests include reading, activism, travelling, live entertainment, and writing poetry and prose.