Tracy Darnton is the author of Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-shortlisted THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES. Having previously worked as a solicitor, Tracy graduated with Distinction from the Bath Spa MA Writing for Young People in 2016. She won the Stripes YA Short Story Prize, run in partnership with The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize. Tracy lives in Bath with her husband and two sons.
Steven hails from Cheshire where he spent many a school holiday working in the family pom-pom factory, packing poms and designing new products. Along with illustrating picture books, Steven also designs greeting cards and prints. Steven lives with his partner Jay and his dog in Crouch End where he dunks endless amounts of biscuits in big red spotty cups of tea whilst listening to Radio 2.
Suzie is a digital illustrator working from her little cottage in the Midlands, where she lives with her husband and ball-of-fuzz kitty. She loves drawing animals and drinking a good cup of coffee.
Teresa Bellón was born in Albacete, Spain in 1987. After completing an illustration course in Madrid, she began working for national and international clients and has had several exhibitions of her art. Teresa doesn’t stay at home waiting for inspiration; she sets out to find it by travelling, buying illustrated books and walking around her home town of Madrid.
Thomas Elliott is an illustrator and designer with a keen love of nature. When he’s not creating beautiful books, he likes to spend time with his family and two dogs.
Sufiya Ahmed was born in India and arrived in the UK as a baby. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, before moving to London where she still lives. Sufiya has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons, but is now a full-time author. In 2010 Sufiya set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for diverse and underprivileged school children.
Tatiana is a Russian illustrator who works all over the world. Despite graduating with a degree in architecture, she discovered that her true passion is illustration. Her main focus is illustrating children’s books, and when she is not drawing, she finds joy in gardening, reading, and exploring the woods with her husband and her two funny dogs.
Susana is an illustrator from Barcelona, Spain. She studied illustration and comics, later receiving a postgraduate degree for Children's Publications from the Eina University School of Design in Barcelona. Her work has appeared in early reader books, educational manuals, children's magazines and non-fiction books. Her art features bright colours and dynamic characters. She is inspired by nature and her son, and lives with him and her husband in a small village in the countryside, not far from Barcelona. When she's not drawing she really enjoys traveling, reading, playing with her son and having family meals. She is a quiet person who enjoys the little things in life.
