Authors and illustrators

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.

Bee Chuck grew up in Yorkshire and graduated from Falmouth School of Art and in 2020 with a first class degree in Illustration. Bee identifies as non-binary and their preferred pronouns are they/them. Their main inspirations are children’s drawings, nature and their desire to make the world a better place through art. Bee loves being outdoors and filling their sketchbooks with drawings of all sorts of flowers, birds, insects and plants which inspire and populate their narrative illustration. Bee’s biggest influence growing up was their grandma Mary, who is a poet and an artist and encouraged Bee to create, draw and paint in all sorts of different mediums and styles.