This month's Featured Illustrator is West Country based Louise Gardner .  Louise has enjoyed a long career in children's book an...

In this fourth exploration of the use of decoration in illustration, Kim Geyer shows how using pattern can be character building.

In the second part of a series for illustrators starting out in Picture Books , Words & Pictures Illustration Editor John Shelley ...

Want to learn how to write a killer submission letter? Come to the next London Industry Insiders on 6th September and get tips from a tr...

As the heat wave continues, it's time to grab an ice cream and smile at all our amazing celebration news . And nothing is better tha...

Words & Pictures Editor, Claire Watts , considers how books can open children's eyes to the world.

After the artwork is created the next stage to consider is the text and the design layout. For a commissioned title this might all be hand...

SCBWI-BI author Barbara Henderson shares the ups and downs of returning to an old manuscript.

In the first of a series of articles on picture book basics, Words & Pictures Illustration editor John Shelley offers some beginner ...

You've finished your story and you're ready to let it out into the world. Now the true work begins!  Lucy Rowland helps u...