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.
Authors and illustrators
Cynthia So
Cynthia So was born in Hong Kong and lives in London. They graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in Classics in 2016. Their work has appeared in Uncanny, Strange Horizons and Cast of Wonders, among other places. They are also one of the new voices in PROUD, an anthology of LGBTQ+ YA stories, poems and art by LGBTQ+ creators, published by Stripes in March 2019. Find them on Twitter @cynaesthete
Chester Bentley
After starting off as a junior in the greeting card world many years ago and facing the challenges of modern styles Chester has now turned his hand to illustration. This opportunity within the book world it has given him a perspective on where his interests lie and so we should be seeing more of his illustration work soon!
Chris Chalik
Chris Chatterton
Chris Chatterton spent several years working in design and animation before making the move into illustration. In his spare time he enjoys film, TV and stuffing his face with a burger or two. He lives and works in Durham surrounded by his every growing picture book collection.
Chris Jevons
Chris Jevons is a children’s book illustrator represented internationally by The Bright Agency. He lives and works in the spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire. With a background in design and animation, he pursued his passion for children’s books and joined Bright in 2011. Chris has illustrated children’s books for many different publishers.
Christiane Engel
Christiane loves writing and illustrating, especially for children and young people!
She has illustrated over 30 children’s books so far and also works on magazines, advertising, juvenile fiction, and kids’ products. Christiane lives by the sea in England.
Chris Dickason
Chris Dickason spent the majority of his education drawing on his friend’s schoolbooks, and was brought up a diet of Tom and Jerry cartoons, Asterix comics, Swiss chocolates and French sunshine. His illustration style has been described as charming, visually striking and populated with rambunctious characters that are a cleverly crafted mix of an uncomplicated line style, wonky perspectives and conspicuous colour choices.
Charlie Moyler
Chanté Timothy
Chanté Timothy is an illustrator who has been drawing for as long as she can remember, experimenting with movement, vibrant colour, character design and storytelling. She is a Pathways into Children’s Publishing 2019 – 2021 Alumni and can be found in several titles including Hey You by Dapo Adeola.