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*Giveaway* It’s ONE MONTH until the final Villains Academy book is released into the wild. To celebrate, I’m giving away a complete set, signed and doodled in by moi. To enter just RT and follow me. Winner chosen at random on the 1st of April (UK only). Baddest luck ✨

Is your new year's resolution to get published? For the first #DATips of the year, I'm switching it round and you can ask me anything about agenting, publishing, editing - you name it! Until 5pm today I'll answer all your qs as honestly as I can... there are no bad questions!

Absolutely delighted to see @zannagoldhawk's Winter Tales chosen as the December BOTM! It has pride of place on my shelves (seriously, I love Zanna's work in this so much I have a framed print of my fave page). It's the perfect wintery gift for the holidays!

A magical pop-up production of the classic #thenutcracker by #etahoffmann brought to life by @zannagoldhawk Beautifully intricate spreads with pop-up details make for an enchanting festive read @templarbooks

So excited that the pop up edition of the Nutcracker I illustrated with @templarbooks is out now! Here’s a little behind the scenes video of me working on it ❤️ #childrensbookillustration

When Marie is given a nutcracker for Christmas, she instantly loves it. Little does she know that, when night falls, the Nutcracker will defend her from the monstrous Mouse King and take her away to a fantastical kingdom... This gorgeous edition of The Nutcracker is out today!❄️

Get ready to relive the story of THE NUTCRACKER as you’ve never seen it before in this brand-new pop-up edition, brought to life by the most gorgeous of illustrations by @zannagoldhawk! The perfect gift for the festive season 🎄🩰 @templarbooks

✨GIVEAWAY✨ to celebrate How to Steal a Dragon coming out in just under a month, I’m giving away a signed & doodle copy of book 1&2! To enter all you need to do is: 🐉 retweet 🐉 like 🐉 follow me Winner will be chosen at random at 5pm Monday 18th. UK only. Baddest luck!

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Gather ye round and admire my stack…

🌟KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL🌟 A petition Dr @rosevroberto and I set up now has 2100+ signatures. At a time when illustrators STILL struggle to be credited, we'd like the name of this influential woman restored to her illustration prize. ✍️ipetitions.com/petition/bring… #KateGreenaway

Green and gold metallic foil! Gilded green edges! So thrilled with the cover I made for my book #TheLeagueofLadyPoisoners! Release day September 19! bookshop.org/p/books/the-le…

Nah, I have to call this out: the publishing industry has a massive problem with grossly underpaying illustrators. I have turned down many publishing jobs because the pay has been SO abysmal I've actually laughed in shock. Here's an example from today: 🧵 #publishing

Here it is again with alt-text. p.s not often my love of @artofmmignola shows in my work, but I think it does here.

New painting, moon moths 🦋 feels good to make a personal piece after months of intense book work 🥰📖 #illustration #painting

Cover reveal for The Holly King by @markstay! This is the 4th instalment in The Witches of Woodville series. This is a little different from the previous three and was a lot of fun to make. Set to release on September 14th and can be pre-ordered now ✨

🥳 My Sh❤p is finally back open! 🌿 With new sticker sheets based on #AmaraAndTheBats! I have wooden & enamel pins, prints, cards, stickers, washi tape and signed & dedicated books 🥰❤ 5% of 🦇 profs donated to @_BCT_ who work super hard to protect our amazing bats ❤

My article for @TheBookseller is out! Will publishing fight for illustrators against AI? "Illustrators are constantly fighting battles to recognise our contribution; what we need now is for publishing to reassure us we won't be cut out altogether." thebookseller.com/comment/will-p…

Here’s part of a National Park series I’m working on 🐺🏔️🌲 #illustration

Bumble & Snug & The Shy Ghost is out on 22nd June! It’s a bright, bold graphic novel full of magic, haunted houses and mountains of bugbop fun! You can pre-order below: Amazon UK: amazon.co.uk/Bumble-Snug-Sh… Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/bumble-an… Bookshop: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bumble…