Authors & Illustrators
Meet some of the children’s authors who are involved with children’s literature festivals either performing or supporting an initiative.
Authors & Illustrators who have taken part in or are ambassadors for our festivals & initiatives.
Dommy B – Poet
Brian Abram (Granded Wheels) – Author
Reyhana Ismail – Illustrator
Yesmein Bagh Ali
Author
Ian Morris
Illustrator
Oliver Sykes
Author
Louie Stowell
Author & Illustrator
Ben Davis Author
Author
Allen Lula
Author
Zehra Hicks
Author & Illustrator
Hafiza Issa
Author
SF Said
Author
Author BB Taylor
Author
Dan Worsley
Author
Chitra Soundar
Author
Nick Toczeck
Author
Paul Cookson
Author
James Nicol
Author
Tom Palmer
Author
Sue Hardy-Dawson – Poet & Illustrator
Poet & Illustrator
Hilary Robinson
Author
Performed Blackburn Fest 2019
Salma Zaman
Author & Teacher
Performed Blackburn & Selby Fest
Matt Goodfellow
Poet & Educator
Performed Blackburn Fest & Keighley
Cerrie Burnell
Author
Performed Selby Fest 2019
Christina Gabbitas
Author, Founder & Trustee
Andy Seed
Author & Poet
Performed Selby, Keighley & Blackburn Fest
Daniel Ingram-Brown
Author
Dom Conlon
Author & Poet – Performing at Blackburn Lit Fest
Stuart Reid
Author
Ric Lumb
Author/Illustrator
Donavan Christopher
A.K.A. Rappaman (writer/poet)
Liz Million
Author
Libby Greenhill
Young Author & Illustrator
Charlotte Lumb
Young Author
Ursula Hurst
Illustrator