We are pleased to announce the July 2020 Slush Pile Challenge,  set by Jo Williamson , of Antony Harwood Ltd .

In the last piece in the Funding KnowHow series, KnowHow editor Eleanor Pender takes a closer look at funding for works in progress .

Jo E. Verrill is inspired by 'analogue stalking', and the wonderfully relatable characters of Barbara Pym

This month’s featured illustrator is Suzanne Dore . Our serving Art Director for Words & Pictures , Suzanne grew up in Guernsey and i...

Nick Cross presents his fortnightly selection of must-read blogs.

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

In search of inspiration, Caroline Deacon invites established writers and illustrator to tell us about their creative space. This mon...

As a supplement to income from books, producing goods to sell directly to the public can be very useful. In this first of a two-part fe...

In the fourth set of quick creative prompts, K. M. Lockwood keeps her ears pinned back . . . 

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