Rebecca Harry studied design/illustration in Exeter and began her career drawing greetings cards. She has illustrated several books including the Ruby Duckling picture books with Jonathan Emmett. She lives in Cardiff with her two children.
Authors and illustrators
Sarah Ward
Sarah is a designer and illustrator living in her hometown of Sheffield, with her husband and ‘studio assistant’ Alfie the border terrier. After working as a designer at Hallmark Cards for a number of years, it was time for a new challenge and to leap into the world of freelance. Sarah now works from her home studio for numerous clients around the world – under the watchful eye of Alfie, of course!
Robert Starling
Robert Starling is happiest when he is drawing, and now divides his time between illustrating for his own stories and for others. A former teacher, he now enjoys performing stories and running workshops. When not drawing, Robert can be found doing daddy duties, brewing strong coffee, or thinking about cake.
Rachael Saunders
From a young age Rachael Saunders has always loved to draw, so she feels extremely blessed to now have her hobby become a career. With a strong interest in the rich printed aesthetic of 1960’s children’s books, her work explores colour, shape and texture in a vibrant and humorous manner. Rachael is based in Hampshire, UK.
Sol Linero
Sol Linero was born in San Miguel del Monte, a colourful town about 50 miles from Buenos Aires. There, he spent many summers drawing until he moved to Buenos Aires to study Graphic Design, the career that led him to the motion graphics world and later to illustration. He has an exquisite tea cup collection and is madly in love with a little dog named “Poncho”.
Siân Roberts
Siân Roberts studied illustration in Bournemouth, gaining a BA Hons degree before her debut picture book published in 2021 with Little Tiger Press. She has since worked on numerous projects with multiple publishers and authors, with stories ranging from pirate princesses to sparkling unicorns, dancing dinosaurs to creepy crawlies. She works from her small home studio, surrounded by potted plants and fuelled by many cups of tea!
Sharon Harmer
As a child Sharon loved both wildlife and drawing and spent many happy hours drawing and modelling animals and creatures. After completing a botany degree and spending time abroad she returned to her love of art and now works as a full time illustrator. Sharon lives on the south coast and when not drawing loves to grow vegetables on her allotment and tend her garden.
Rosalinda Kightley
Sebastiaan Van Doninck
Sebastiaan was born and raised in Belgium, and now lives in Antwerp where he works as an illustrator of children’s and adult books. Visit www.sebastiaanvandoninck.com
Renia Metallinou
Renia Metallinou is an illustrator, mum, wife and chocolate addict. Before becoming a full-time illustrator, Renia studied graphic design and worked for several magazines and newspapers. Renia currently lives with her husband and their family in a small house by the sea, a few miles away from Athens, Greece.