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Patrick Benson
- Born
- Hampshire
- Genres
- Children, Graphic novels / Illustration
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc, Walker Books Ltd
Patrick Benson was born in 1956 and was educated at Eton. He studied classical drawing in Florence, and continued studying Art at Chelsea Art School and St Martin's School of Art. He worked for a while in the fashion…
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Quentin Blake
- Born
- Kent
- Genres
- Children, Graphic novels / Illustration
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Quentin Blake is one of Britain's most successful illustrators and children's authors. He was born in 1932, reading English at Cambridge, then studying teaching at the University of London, and life classes at Chelsea…
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Raymond Briggs
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Children
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934, and studied at Wimbledon School of Art and the Slade School of Art, London. His first work was in advertising, but he soon began to win acclaim as a children's book…
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Anthony Browne
- Born
- Sheffield, Yorks
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Children
- Publisher
- Doubleday (UK), Walker Books Ltd
Anthony Browne is a children's author/illustrator and lives in Kent. He was born in Sheffield in 1946, and grew up in Yorkshire. He studied graphic design at Leeds College of Art and first worked as an illustrator for…
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Updated: John Burningham
- Born
- Surrey
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Children
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
John Burningham was born in 1936 in Farnham, Surrey, and attended the alternative school, Summerhill. In 1954 he spent two years travelling through Italy, Yugoslavia and Israel, working at a variety of jobs. From…
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Updated: Emma Chichester Clark
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Children
- Publisher
Emma Chichester Clark was born in 1955 and studied at Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London, where she was taught by Quentin Blake. She lived in Ireland until 1975. She has worked as a freelance…
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Lauren Child
- Born
- Wiltshire
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Children
- Publisher
- Orchard Books, Penguin Group (UK)
Lauren Child was born in 1967 and grew up in Marlborough, Wiltshire. She studied Art at Manchester Polytechnic and London Art School, after which she worked in a variety of jobs, including assistant to Damien…
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Andy Diggle
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Fiction
- Publisher
- Marvel Publishing
Andy Diggle is an award-winning freelance comic-book writer, currently under exclusive contract to Marvel Comics (US), for whom he writes the monthly Daredevil title. In October 2009, principal photography was completed…
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Sara Fanelli
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Children
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
Sara Fanelli was born in 1969 in Florence, where she studied for a Diploma di Maturita at the Liceo Classico Michelangelo before coming to England, where she studied at the City and Guilds of London Art School,…
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Michael Foreman
- Born
- Suffolk
- Genres
- Children, Graphic novels / Illustration
- Publisher
- Andersen Press Ltd
Michael Foreman was born in Suffolk in 1938 and grew up near Lowestoft. He studied at Lowestoft Art School, and at St Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. His first children's book was…
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Updated: Neil Gaiman
- Born
- Hampshire
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Fiction, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire and brought up in Sussex. He currently divides his time between the UK and the US. As a young man, Gaiman first pursued journalism, and wrote several non-fiction books. His first…
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Mark Haddon
- Born
- Northampton
- Genres
- Children, Fiction, Graphic novels / Illustration, Drama
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Mark Haddon was born in Northampton in 1962. He graduated from Oxford University in 1981, returning later to study for an M.Sc. in English Literature at Edinburgh University. He then undertook a variety of jobs,…
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New: ILYA
- Born
- North London
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Fiction
- Publisher
- Myriad Editions, Self Made Hero
Ed Hillyer, also known as the graphic novelist ILYA, is a writer and artist. He has created comic strips for several international comic publishers, including Marvel, DC and Dark Horse in the US, Kodansha in Japan, as…
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Oliver Jeffers
- Born
- Western Australia
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Children
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
Oliver Jeffers was born in Western Australia in 1977, and brought up in Belfast. He is an artist who began by exhibiting his work at several small exhibitions in Belfast from 1995-1998, before beginning to illustrate…
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New: Luke Pearson
- Born
- Stockton, England
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration
- Publisher
- Nobrow Ltd.
Luke Pearson is a freelance illustrator and comic book artist. Clients he has worked for include Nobrow Press, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Channel 4, Preloaded, Wired, Radiolab, Gosh! Comics, Weezer, Margaret…
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Woodrow Phoenix
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Graphic novels / Illustration, Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Myriad Editions
Woodrow Phoenix is a writer, artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in London. He is known for his free-wheeling experimentation with illustrative and graphic styles, with message-driven pictures offering up an…
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Tony Ross
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Children, Graphic novels / Illustration
- Publisher
- Andersen Press Ltd
Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. He trained at the Liverpool School of Art and has worked as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, as the Art Director of an advertising agency, and as Senior Lecturer in Art at…
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Martin Rowson
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Graphic novels / Illustration, Fiction
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Martin Rowson is a cartoonist and novelist. He was born in 1959 and studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He is a self-taught artist and after graduation published his first series of cartoons, 'Scenes from…
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Posy Simmonds
- Born
- Maidenhead, Berks
- Genres
- Children, Graphic novels / Illustration
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
Posy Simmonds was born in 1945 and grew up in Berkshire. She studied Graphic Design at the Central School of Art in London. In 1969, she started her first daily cartoon feature 'Bear' in The Sun, and also…
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Charlotte Voake
- Born
- Wales
- Genres
- Children, Graphic novels / Illustration
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd
Charlotte Voake was born in 1957 in Wales, and was brought up in Chepstow and the Wirral. She studied art history at the University of London. She worked for a short time at the Bluecoat Gallery in Liverpool and…
