Beth Chambers

Beth Chambers started off her career penning horse and pony adventures before moving into the slightly darker realm of psychological thrillers and fantasy. She now has over thirty books published and lives in Wales with her husband, three sons and numerous (decidedly female) pets.

Anjan Sarkar

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

Anna Jones

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

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

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

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.