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.
Zehra Hicks
Author & Illustrator
Hafiza Issa
Author
SF Said
Author
Chris Callaghan
Author
Author BB Taylor
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
Julie Ann Douglas
Poet & Author
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
Julie Fulton
Author
Andy Seed
Author & Poet
Performed Selby & 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
Alex Howard
Author
Giles Paley-Philips
Author
Charlotte Lumb
Young Author
Ursula Hurst
Illustrator
Alex White
Author