Darren Chetty is a Welsh Indian South African Dutch Londoner. He teaches in primary schools and at university and writes for people of all ages. He loves football and music and collects children's books, snow globes and toy robots.
Authors and illustrators
David Dean
David Dean has illustrated around 140 covers over the course of 21 years, having graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BA in Illustration and an MA in Communication Design. Known for his exotic and colourful work, David works in a room surrounded by books from many different cultures, from which he finds inspiration.
Ciara Ni Dhuinn
Ciara Ni Dhuinn has always loved colourful things, so drawing them for a living seemed like the right fit for her. She currently lives in Warrenville IL with some of her favourite humans, while the rest of her favourite humans are in Ireland. She loves hiking and getting lost in music and imagination.
Craig Shuttlewood
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.
Damien and Lisa Barlow
Damien & Lisa are a husband and wife team who met in high school. They both studied at Leeds College of Art and live in Newcastle upon Tyne with their super fluffy cat, Luna. They like to work on projects together as they can both work in such a similar style, and love to see both their names on a book they’ve illustrated together.
Dana Brown
Dana Brown is a Picture Book Designer and Illustrator, currently residing in Sydney Australia. Hand-lettered Typography, Cover Designs and Spine illustration are her particular creative specialities. When she’s not working, Dana loves Vinyasa and Dharma yoga, meeting dogs of any description, and drinking wine in Southern Africa.
Craig Barr-Green
Craig Barr-Green writes picture books, non-fiction titles and theatre productions for children. He lectures in Children’s Literature at Falmouth University and often performs storytelling shows at festivals. He is a passionate advocate for children’s literacy and neurodivergent representation. He loves music but sadly cannot play a note.
Claire Shorrock
Corey Egbert
Corey Egbert is an illustrator based in Virginia. He believes in creating imaginative and hopeful art that empowers young people to make their world better. He lives with his wife, son, and three cats in an old brick house in the Shenandoah Valley.
Damien Barlow
Damien Barlow is a papercut artist turned children's illustrator from the North East. He lives with his wife Lisa and cat Luna in Newcastle. He loves hiking, eating pastries and travelling to American National Parks.