The SAA are very pleased to be supporting the World Illustration Awards by sponsoring The SAA Agents Award for New Talent.

Kristyna Litten Illustrates Gracie Laroo

Kristyna Litten Illustrates Gracie Laroo (Arena Illustration, Children’s Books, illustrator, SAA Member Agents)

Kristyna Litten’s charming illustrations for the PIG-TASTIC Gracie Laroo series, written by Marsha Qualey have just been published by Capstone in the US. Gracie is a shooting star on the synchronized swimming team, the Water Sprites.

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Alex T. Smith: Mr Penguin and The Lost Treasure

Alex T. Smith: Mr Penguin and The Lost Treasure (Arena Illustration, illustrator, SAA Member Agents)

He has a dashing hat. He has a packed lunch of fish finger sandwiches and he is very keen. Meet Mr. Penguin - Professional Adventure and er… penguin is like Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in the first book in a new series written and illustrated by Alex T. Smith.

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Neal Layton’s The Invisible Tony Spears and the Brilliant Blob

Neal Layton’s The Invisible Tony Spears and the Brilliant Blob (Arena Illustration, Children’s Books, illustrator, Publishing Jobs)

This month marks the publication day of Neal Layton’s second book in the series about schoolboy Tony Spears and his adventures into space. In The Invincible Tony Spears and the Brilliant Blob, our intrepid explorer can’t resist the urge to press that red button in his kitchen cupboard that transports him to the flight deck of the spaceship Invincible.

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SAA Associate Prize for New Talent in Illustration at New Designers 2017

SAA Associate Prize for New Talent in Illustration at New Designers 2017 (Arena Illustration, Artist Partners Ltd, Events, illustrator, Industry News, Meiklejohn)

We are very pleased to announce that the winner of this year’s SAA Associate Prize for New Talent in Illustration at New Designers 2017 is Sophie Melissa from Falmouth University.

SAA Associate Prize for New Talent in Illustration at New Designers 2017 (Arena Illustration, Artist Partners Ltd, Events, illustrator, Industry News, Meiklejohn)

The award is given to a graduate in Illustration who is judged to have created the most fresh and inspiring work at New Designers. The prize is a career-making six months trial representation by one of the SAA’s member agents to be revealed soon, so watch this space.

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Euan Cook Illustrates Alfie Bloom Covers

Euan Cook Illustrates Alfie Bloom Covers (Arena Illustration, illustrator, Publishing Jobs)

 

We just love Euan Cook’s cover illustrations for Gabrielle Kent’s fantasy series, Alfie Bloom - published this month by Scholastic.

Euan’s eye-catching images and lettering beautifully reflect the spell-binding adventure stories about eleven year-old Alfie whose dull and lonely life is transformed after discovering that he has inherited a castle full of wonders and an ancient magic hidden inside him. However, dangerous forces are after his powerful magic and it’s up to him, his family and his friends to keep the magic safe.

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Aleksei Bitskoff Illustrates Enid Blyton Family Series

Aleksei Bitskoff Illustrates Enid Blyton Family Series (Arena Illustration, illustrator)

Aleksei Bitskoff was commissioned by Egmont to illustrate their new edition of the classic Family series by Enid Blyton, published this month. The Seaside Family and The Caravan Family are fun-filled adventure stories, perfect holiday reading for children aged 5 years and up.

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