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How to get your art to a publisher – Tessa Strickland, Barefoot Books
We recap Tessa Strickland’s advice on getting your work in front of a publisher, which she gave at the Picture Hooks Conference 2017.
From pitch to picture book – Tiffany Leeson, Egmont Books
Tiffany Leeson, Creative Director of Egmont Books, spoke to the Picture Hooks Conference 2017 about the process of turning an illustration into a picture book.
Know Your Rights – AOI, Handsome Frank, Matthew the Horse, & Sonny Ross
The Association of Illustrators ended our conference with a panel discussion on knowing your rights, enforcing contracts, and getting paid.
Hooks, lines, and pulp: Jonathan Gibbs introduces Picture Hooks
Neither pictures nor text are dominant. They are mutually dependent, more or less.
Interview: Tessa Strickland, Publisher
We talk to Tessa Strickland of Barefoot Books about her love for illustration and her career to date.
Interview: Robert Frank Hunter, Illustrator
Robert Frank Hunter tells us about the illustrators that inspire him and offers nuggets of advice to budding artists.
Interview: Tiffany Leeson, Creative Director
“When it comes to cover design, the answer is always inside the book.”
Interview: Zoë Aubugeau-Williams, Nobrow
“My job is to tell as many people as possible about the amazing work of talented illustrators.”
Interview: Matthew the Horse, Illustrator
“I believe skilful, uninhibited, performative drawing should be able make manifest the artist’s true self.”
Interview: Amy Veried, Junior Agent
“There’s some amazing paper engineering that goes into picture books, which makes them very exciting.”