upcoming Workshops & EVENTS
HELEN HANCOCKS
ILLUSTRATOR AND AUTHOR
ONLINE: TueSDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 7-8.30PM (UK BST)
Helen Hancocks is an illustrator and writer of picture books including I Really Want To Be A Cat, published by Walker Books, which was nominated for the Waterstones children's book prize, and Penguin In Peril. Helen’s second book, William And The Missing Masterpiece was awarded a Junior Library Guild Award in 2015. Her books have been translated into my languages, including Korean, Italian, Danish & Turkish.
Helen has worked with The British Film Institute, The V&A Museum and The Portland Stamp Company, and her work often includes cats or cakes, or both!
In 2020 Helen founded the fantastically well-stocked online picture book shop, Shelf Editions, which opened its brick-and-mortar store earlier this year in her hometown, Lincoln. Helen is also one of the founders, (along with Amy Gerrish of Sunny Side Up Marketing) of the new review magazine for picture books, SHELF, debuting later this year.
We’re really looking forward to hearing Helen speak about her career, life as an illustrator and small business owner, and her passion for all things picture books.
After the talk, there will be an opportunity for questions from the live audience.
Tickets are sold through Eventbrite and are non-refundable. Zoom links will be emailed directly to you on the day of the event around 5pm UK time.
The event is LIVE - but buying a ticket will give you access to a recording which will be available for one week afterwards. You will be sent a link for this the day after the event.
Picture, Pace, Flow!
A Sequential Illustration Workshop
with Sara Ogilvie
ONLINE: TUESDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 1Pm-4PM (UK bst)
Workshop Highlights:
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Explore compositions and layout to visually direct your character action and keep your reader engaged.
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Understand how sequential illustration principles affect pace, emotion, text flow and the page turn.
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Learn tips and techniques on pictorial interpretation and sequence.
What to Expect:
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Dive into exercises designed to enhance your visual storytelling.
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Explore dynamic uses of shape, scale, angle and viewpoint to drive a narrative.
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Gain insight into Sara’s picture book methods and processes to maximise each story’s unique drama and tempo.
Workshop Structure:
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Introduction to illustration planning process and sequencing
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Hands on exercises to improve sequential flow
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Live feedback session
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is open to all, regardless of experience level.
About Sara:
Sara Ogilvie is an award-winning illustrator and printmaker from Edinburgh, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
After many years working primarily as a printmaker her first steps into the world of picture books resulted in Dogs Don’t do Ballet, with writer Anna Kemp, published in 2010 for Simon and Schuster. Since then her picture book collaborations have made numerous shortlists including The Roald Dahl Funny Prize (3 times) Sainsbury's Picture Book Awards (twice) and the Waterstones Children’s Prize. Her Illustrated books have been adapted for the stage by The Little Angel Puppet Theatre in London, and New Writing North in Tyneside, while animated pages have been created for TV on the Bookaboo series.
Sara has taught illustration and printmaking for over 20 years at many colleges and universities both in the UK and abroad. She currently teaches part-time on the Graphic Design course at Northumbria University.
A fantastic opportunity to learn about the vital art of sequential flow in picture books from a top industry professional.
Tickets are sold through Eventbrite and are non-refundable. Zoom links will be emailed directly to you 24 hours before the event.
The event is LIVE - but buying a ticket will give you access to a recording of the workshop lecture - which will be available to view back for one week. You will be sent a link for this within 48 hours of the event. Alongside the link, you will also receive details of the activity in a PDF.
OWEN DAVEY
ILLUSTRATOR, author AND BOARD-GAME DESIGNER
ONLINE: THURSDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 7-9PM (UK BST)
Join us for an insightful and inspiring evening with award-winning illustrator, author and board-game designer Owen Davey.
Owen Davey has worked as an illustrator since 2009, with clients across the industry including Google, WWF, Facebook, Sony, Lego, and National Geographic.
His 40 picture books have been published in over 25 languages all over the world, including his hugely successful ‘About’ series, published by Flying Eye Books. From this series 'Curious About Crocodiles' won Best of Show in the 3x3 Professional Show 2022, and ’Bonkers About Beetles' won the same award in 2019. In 2023 Owen’s picture book, ‘Can I Come Too’ was published by Rocketbird Books.
Owen will be chatting about his influences, his career and how he makes his beautiful, distinctive work. There will also be an audience Q&A opportunity.
Tickets are sold through Eventbrite and are non-refundable. Zoom links will be emailed directly to you on the day of the event around 5pm UK time.
The event is LIVE - but buying a ticket will give you access to a recording which will be available for one week afterwards. You will be sent a link for this the day after the event.
CAMILLA REID
EARLY YEARS AUTHOR
ONLINE: TueSDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER 7-8.30PM (UK BST)
Join us to hear bestselling children’s author Camilla Reid discuss her career in publishing, inspirations and writing for children.
Camilla Reid is one of the UK’s most successful early-years authors and is known for her uniquely innovative, child-friendly books.
Camilla began work as a children’s books editor over 30 years ago. After roles at HarperCollins and Macmillan, she became a freelance author in 2005, developing her Lulu series (illustrated by Ailie Busby) with Bloomsbury, which has now sold over a million copies.
In 2010 she co-founded Nosy Crow, setting up and running the Preschool list, which quickly established itself as a touchstone for early years publishing. Writing and devising most of the books on the list herself, Camilla has a knack for creating popular, long-running series, with six brands selling over a million copies worldwide – including the Peekaboo and Felt Flaps series (both illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius), Pip and Posy (illustrated by Axel Scheffler) and Bizzy Bear (illustrated by Benji Davies).
In 2021 Camilla returned to life as an independent author, and in 2023 signed a six-figure deal with Macmillan to produce a new range of books, the first of which launched in March this year.
Camilla has written well over 200 titles, with total sales of over 37 million copies, in 40 languages. She’s twice been shortlisted for BIA Editor of the Year and her books have picked up numerous nods and awards, including a shortlist for BIA Book of the Year (for the Peekaboo series, illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius) and winning Sainsbury’s Children’s Book of the Year (Where’s Mr Lion? illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius). Her Pip and Posy series is now a major animation series on Sky/Milkshake.
Camilla campaigns to raise awareness of the importance of reading in the early years.
Camilla’s talk will be followed by an audience Q&A, so get all of your questions about writing for early years, working in publishing, and anything else at the ready!
Tickets are sold through Eventbrite and are non-refundable. Zoom links will be emailed directly to you on the day of the event around 5pm UK time.
The event is LIVE - but buying a ticket will give you access to a recording which will be available for one week afterwards. You will be sent a link for this the day after the event.