Let Claire spark your imagination & inspire you!

August 16th 2011, 7pm-8.30pm
How to Get Your Children's Book Published
Claire will be talking & showing her work in the Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green. Information & bookings


1st October 2011, 11am - 4.30pm
Creating Children's Books: Bring a Character to Life!
Learn the basics of creating picture books, learn what publishers are looking for, bring your own character to life in colour, and receive constructive feedback on your own work. Run in conjunction with New Writing South, Brighton.
Information. Bookings: 01273 735353

Previous Workshops

16th July 2011
Writing Children's Picture Books
Students explored appropriate narrative themes for 2-7 year olds, created character studies & gained an overview of the picture book market. Run in conjunction with the Creating Picture Books exhibition in Hornsey Library, Crouch End. Testimonials from the day:

Very interesting, covered a lot in a short space of time. Food for thought! JA

Very inspiring and realistically informative. JM

Brilliant! Very informative, thanks! LP


24th July 2011
Illustrating Children's Picture Books
Students learned how to write a character study, created their own character in colour, and gained an over view of the picture book market for 2-7 year olds. Run in conjunction with the Creating Picture Books exhibition in Hornsey Library, Crouch End. Testimonials from the day:

Great fun, really informative - only wish it was longer! FN

Interesting way of getting started in collage! JM

Results in one hour! Great! GS

Characters created in one hour during an Illustrating Children's Picture Books workshop (from top left)

Cat: Len Argent, Squirrel: Liz Young, Mole: Val Kovalenko, Flamingo: Louise Petre, Pig: Elisa Foppa, Moles: Jane Musgrove, Mouse: Sylvia Hogben, Pig: Gabriele Smolarz