Jane Eccles #bckills #dontignorestagefour #thinkbeyondpink

Exciting news here at FMI, with Chris Mould shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award, and Donough O' Malley scooping some prizes too! The shortlist for the Greenaway medal was announced this week, and we could not be happier to see Chris' Pirates 'N' Pistols making it into the final eight. T...

I am a writer, but for the last two years I’ve also been a stand-up comedian. At the age of fifty my first novel ‘The Comedienne’ was published, ten years later in my sixtieth year a friend enrolled me on a comedy course. “You’re hilarious,” she said. Eight weeks on, our friendship faltering ...

Going to Mecca, my first full-size picture book written by Na’ima B Roberts with publisher Frances Lincoln, is nearly ready to go to print! Through poetry and pictures the book takes us on a pilgrimage to Mecca, as seen through the eyes of two children. As a friend suggested, illustrating this...

I think that I must be a creature of habit when it comes to working and I wonder if it's a trait common among illustrators? At the bottom of my garden is a beautiful new studio, designed by my architectural illustrator dad. By chance the house behind ours came up for sale and my parents seeking...

This is a new venture for us all and it’s going to be a venue for us to talk about and show you new ideas. FMI has been going for ten years now and I want this to celebrate what we have done and all the new and amazing work we have coming up, next week, next month and next year. My illustrator...