About Amy

I’m Amy, a neurodivergent author-illustrator and big kid at heart, with a wiggly colourful brain full of silly and whimsical ideas. I'm passionate about children's storytelling and communication in all its forms, especially when it brings play, inclusion, and connection back into the world.

 

​I work in an embodied, conscious way with materials to explore the best fit to tell a story, often leaning to coloured pencil, crayon, ink, watercolour, soft pastels, collage and gouache, as well as some digital work in Procreate. An embarrassingly obvious people-watcher, I love finding quirky, bold characters and daft animals, as well as finding the story hidden in the walls of a gorgeous building.

 

After languages at Oxford University (miraculous given my exercise books were filled with character ideas) and a decade-long career in children's schools publishing with Oxford University Press (more fitting), I graduated from Falmouth University MA in Illustration in July 2024. 

 

I live in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with hubby, doggo, pusscat and  two young girls, one of whom is also processing her recent autism diagnosis.

 

Back to my doodling and book publishing roots, I now drink buckets of tea and have my debut picture book on the way with Random House Children's Books in 2027. I quite believe I have the best job ever. 

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I'm always delighted to work with children's trade and non-fiction publishers from pre-school to 12, children's magazines and schools publishers, so please do get in touch with my lovely agent Molly at United Agents.