Clare is a freelance illustrator with 20 years of experience. After working at a greetings card publisher designing and managing for twelve years, Clare decided to take the plunge to go freelance and pursue her passion of illustrating for children. She hasn’t looked back since, and to date has illustrated more than twenty books and many children’s canvasses.
Authors and illustrators
Clare Wilson
Clover Robin
Clover Robin is a surface pattern designer and illustrator. She grew up in glorious Devon before training and graduating from Leeds College of Art and Design in 2007, followed by a Masters from Central Saint Martins. She delights in nature and all things botanical, inspired by a childhood of woodland walks and countryside rambles. Clover is currently based in Greenwich, London where all of her artwork is lovingly handcrafted and printed.
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.