Elaine Field grew up in Hertfordshire where she studied design. Elaine is designs a range of merchandise including children’s wear, greetings cards and children’s books. Elaine now lives in London with her husband and can be spotted cycling through the traffic on her way to circus training classes.
Authors and illustrators
Elina Ellis
Elina Ellis was born and grew up in Ukraine. She made up stories and drew funny pictures from the age of three, so she decided not to let her skills go to waste and graduated with an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. She’s been drawing funny pictures and making up stories ever since!
Elisa Paganelli
Elisa Paganelli was born in Italy and since childhood has been unable to resist the smell of paper and pencils. Today, Elisa lives and works in High Wycombe, collaborating with publishers all over the world. She is often immersed in her quiet world of nature and books, accompanied by a cup of tea and her beloved pets – three old dogs and two cats.
Elisabetta Stoinich
Elisabetta was born and raised in a small Ligurian seaside village in Italy. The beautiful scenery inspired in Elisabetta a love for magical landscapes and the sea.
Since studying Fine Arts, Elisabetta has worked as a children’s and adult book illustrator. She has also spent time in advertising and in the video game industry. Elisabetta discovered her passion for classic literature whilst reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and books have since become her main source of artistic inspiration. She now lives in Milan.
Elissa Elwick
Elissa Elwick is the illustrator of the FETCH AND STICK series. She writes as well as illustrates and is the author/illustrator of THE PRINCESS AND THE SLEEP STEALER. She conjures up ideas from her colourful desk at the Fleece Station, London. www.elissaelwick.co.uk | @ElissaElwick.
Eleonora De Pieri
Eleonora De Pieri discovered illustration at art school: it was love at first sight! She works as an illustrator in Italy and abroad but also loves to write her own stories. She also teaches watercolour at a design institute in Verona. She dreams of living in a house in the woods with a cake always in the oven.
Dr Naira Wilson
Dr Naira Wilson is a clinical psychologist specialising in childhood mental health. Her books are inspired by a desire to help young children manage their emotions and look after their own wellbeing. Naira’s hobbies include sewing and cooking and, more recently, gardening. But her greatest love is her husband and her two children, who keep her inspired every day.
Dee Costello
Dee Costello is a children's book editor and writer who grew up in London, spent a happy chunk of her life in Boston, USA, and is now living by the big, beautiful sea in Worthing, UK. At every opportunity she will try to smell pine trees, cycle, surf, laugh, make arty 'creations' with her two children, and read . . . out loud!
Donette Williams-Harry
Donette enjoys diving deep into her imagination through reading and writing stories. Born in London, of Caribbean descent, she is passionate about aiding great diversity in children's books, encouraging all children to think outside of the box.
Eleonora De Pieri
Eleonora De Pieri discovered illustration at art school: it was love at first sight! She works as an illustrator in Italy and abroad but also loves to write her own stories. She also teaches watercolour at a design institute in Verona. She dreams of living in a house in the woods with a cake always in the oven.