Camila was born at the foot of the Andes mountains in Colombia – a place where nature meets the city. She often feels like a character in a book, and enjoys night swimming, lucid dreaming, old photographs and experimental ice cream flavours.
Caroline Crowe spent 10 years as a national newspaper journalist before swapping fact for fiction. She now spends her time indulging her love of silliness and writing picture books. When she’s not thinking up words that rhyme with pants, she most enjoys reading stories with her three young sons and eating salt and vinegar crisps.
Annemarie Cool was born in Mexico City. She loves Italian food, reading, painting and plants! When she’s not busy making picture books, you will find her hanging out with her very handsome dog, Achilla, and dreaming of the day she can own a cat, too.
Ariel Landy is a former teacher who can't believe she gets to draw for a living. When she's not working on her next book, she's likely dreaming up stories with her family, doting on her grumpy old dog, or pottering about her herb garden in southern France.
Bethan Clarke has been a story maker-upper ever since she could write them back to front. This has proven to be a vital outlet for her love of silliness and fondness for puns. Bethan lives near Manchester with her partner, two children, two dogs and a headful of nonsense.
Anu Adebogun is a British-Nigerian author, scholar and award-winning youth practitioner.
With ten years’ experience across the youth and community sector, Anu has partnered with leading national organisations to promote the safety and wellbeing of young people and improve their access to education. She authored the bestselling book ‘Black and Brave History: 30 Sheroes Who Shook Britain’ to celebrate the revolutionary impact of Black female presence through colourful, inspiring biography. Anu holds a first-class Law degree and completed an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Oxford. Presently, she continues her PhD studies at Oxford where she explores parent-child relationships and safety at home.
Benjamin Flouw is an artist and author based in Marseille, France. Inspired by wildlife documentaries and botany, his work features animals, plants, and landscapes through a distinctive style of colorful geometric shapes and dramatic lighting. His versatile talent spans children's publishing, press, advertising, and branding, collaborating with prestigious clients and publishers internationally.
<b>Anna Simeone </b>has made her lifelong passion her profession over the past decade. She works from her home studio in northern Poland, surrounded by her collection of books and trinkets. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, reading, gardening and walking with her dog Leo.
Beth is from the sunny Isle of Wight and works in children’s publishing. She loves windy seaside walks, drinking coffee and daydreaming cool stories (preferably all at once!)
Becky Wilson is a children's author with a passion for funny books. She lives in Wiltshire with her family, a whippet, a fish and a pair of aquarium snails called Gary and Patrick. She loves eating crisps and dancing round the kitchen. Often, at the same time.
