Illustrator
Polly Dunbar
Polly Dunbar is one of the best known author/illustrators working in the UK today, she has created many much loved books for children. Polly’s books have been adapted for stage and for screen.
Polly has worked with many authors including, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen, Eoin McLaughlin and most recently MG Leonard.
Polly is also the co-founder of Long Nose Puppets, a children’s theatre company.
Gwen Millward
Gwen Millward grew up in the heart of the Welsh countryside.
She had her heart set on becoming a naturalist when she was five and was quite obsessed with David Attenborough. She filled her bedroom with jars full of caterpillars and tubs of tadpoles, much to the annoyance of her sister(they shared a bedroom).
She studied illustration at the Edinburgh College of Art where her passion for picture books began. She now lives in Bristol.
Clare Faulkner
Clare Faulkner is a graphic designer and illustrator. She is the author and illustrator of The Cat Lover’s A to Z, The Dog Lover’s A to Z, and The Fashion Classics (2026) and is the illustrator of the bestselling ‘Animal philosophy’ series by Jennifer McCartney, including The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy.