Barry Hutchison was born and raised in the Highlands of Scotland. He was just eight years old when he decided he wanted to become a writer and 17 when he sold his first piece of work. His work includes the Invisible Fiends series for HarperCollins and
The Shark-Headed Bear Thing
for Nosy Crow. He also writes for TV. Barry lives in Fort William with his partner and their two children.
Barry Timms is an award-winning storyteller who enjoys the way books bring people together. He grew up in the rugged Cornish landscape but now lives by a South London water tower and is a city boy at heart. Barry can often be found with pencil in hand, writing or drawing or both. Barry likes road-trip movies, ghost trains and exploring forgotten side streets.
Anjan Sarkar is a British illustrator based in South Yorkshire. He graduated with a degree in Illustration with Animation from Manchester Metropolitan University. Since focusing on children’s illustration in 2015, he has created artwork for over 20 books. @LovelyLovelyJam
Originally from Anglesey in North Wales, Anna lives in sunny Brighton with her husband and baby daughter. She works from her home studio, which means she’s able to consume plenty of strong coffee and chocolate biscuits without fear of being judged!
Anna graduated from Liverpool Art School with a degree in Graphic Arts and has since worked as an in-house illustrator/designer for a greeting card company before becoming a freelance illustrator in 2008.
Anna Lewis tried a variety of jobs before becoming a children’s illustrator including advertising, teaching and painting and decorating!After the arrival of her nieces. she loved writing and illustrating a book for them and knew then she had found her true calling so she set about becoming a real life children’s illustrator! Anna lives in Cornwall where she enjoys life by the sea with her friends and family.
Andrea Stegmaier draws a lot and loves to make books. As a kid she made books for her dolls, later she made books for her kids, and now she makes books for everyone. She went to university to study architecture, but that’s a different story. Andrea lives with her family in Stuttgart, a busy town in Germany.
Ana Zaja Petrak worked for many years in the graphic design industry before deciding to return to drawing, which has always been her first love. She is inspired by simplicity, music and nature. When not creating in her studio, she enjoys spending time with her family and a Chihuahua called Victoria.
