About Amy

I’m Amy, a neurodivergent author-illustrator and big kid at heart, passionate about children's storytelling and communication in all its forms, especially when it brings play, inclusion, and connection back into the world.

 

​I work in an embodied, conscious way with materials to explore the best fit to tell a story, often leaning to coloured pencil, crayon, ink, watercolour, soft pastels, collage and gouache, as well as some digital work in Procreate. An embarrassingly obvious people-watcher, I love finding quirky, bold characters and daft animals, as well as finding the story hidden in the walls of a gorgeous building.

 

After languages at Oxford University (miraculous given my exercise books were filled with character ideas) and a decade-long career in children's schools publishing with Oxford University Press (more fitting), I graduated from Falmouth University MA in Illustration in July 2024. Alongside writing and illustrating schools titles, I have my debut picture book series out for submission and am writing my first children’s chapter book series for the 5-8 market.

 

I live in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with hubby, doggo, pusscat and  two young girls, one of whom is also processing her recent autism diagnosis.

 

Back to my doodling and book publishing roots, I now drink buckets of tea and provide writing, illustration and teacher training for illustration clients and educational publishers including Pearson Education and OUP. I quite believe I have the best job ever. 

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I'm always delighted to work with children's trade and non-fiction publishers from pre-school to 12, children's magazines and schools publishers, so please do get in touch for a chat.