Priyanka Sachdev

Priyanka Sachdev is an illustrator and visual storyteller based in Pune, India. Not limited by style, she is an illustrator with a love for pen and paper along with working in the world of vector graphics as well. Originally a Textile Design Graduate, she studied Illustration at London College of Communication, and since has been the core of the Quirk Box Design Studio, a multi disciplinary art-based design studio in Pune. Her personal work is heavily influenced by magical characters and stories from Indian Mythology and she hopes to bring these stories to a global stage to share them with the world. You can find more of Priyanka’s work on Instagram @priyankahardikar and on www.quirkboxdesign.com

Chrissie Sains

Chrissie Sains grew up in Billericay, Essex, where she spent her childhood seeking adventure and finding trouble. Described by her teachers as having a “lively imagination”, Chrissie's escapades include her attempted rescue of the school's pet fish and the discovery of a dead body in a field that turned out to be two tyres under a sheet. She has swum with sharks, scuba-dived shipwrecks and sky-dived from a plane. Chrissie has a background in marketing and events but now writes full time and is a graduate of the Golden Egg Academy and a member of SCBWI. She lives in Essex with her husband, two bookworms and two rabbits.

Felicita Sala

Felicita Sala is an Italian self-taught illustrator who grew up in Perth, Australia. After moving back to Italy, Felicita started creating picture books and collaborated to make stop-motion animation projects with her animator husband Gianluca Maruotti. Felicita’s picture book She Made a Monster with author Lynn Fulton was named one of the 10 Best Picture Books of 2018 by the New York Times. She was nominated for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal for Dragon Doctor with author Joan Procter, won the Premio Andersen as the Illustrator of the Year in Italy 2020, and the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award 2023 for Dark on Light with author Dianne White. She also received a Gold Medal at the Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Exhibition 2023 for her book As Night Falls with author Donna Jo Napoli. Felicita lives in Rome with her family. Find her online at felicitasala.com and on Instagram as @felicita.sala.

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Anjan Sarkar

Anjan Sarkar studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University, then worked as a barista, barman, document scanner, online content developer, graphic designer and now, freelance illustrator. Anjan works from a little studio in his home in Sheffield, where he lives with his wife and two young children.