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

Philip Pullman’s much anticipated new book illustrated by Chris Wormell!

Philip Pullman’s much anticipated new book illustrated by Chris Wormell! (illustrator, Publishing Jobs, The Artworks)

For months it has been whispered about, then in February it was announced and now it is the count down for the release of Philip Pullman’s new book!!! We are delighted to share Chris Wormell’s stunning front cover for Pullman’s ‘La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One’

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Carrie May – Dreamweaver

Carrie May – Dreamweaver (illustrator, New Division)

We are thrilled to share Carrie May's debut picture book Dreamweaver written by bestselling author Claire Freedman and published by Templar. Carrie's beautiful artworks are filled with enchanting details and loveable characters, making this a truly magical bedtime story.

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Peter Strain brings alive some of Harry Potter’s most iconic quotes in a series of posters for Pottermore.

 

Peter Strain brings alive some of Harry Potter’s most iconic quotes in a series of posters for Pottermore. (Debut Art, Design Projects, Events, illustrator)

We are delighted to share the outcome of Peter Strain’s recent collaboration with Pottermore. Peter was commissioned to create these four bespoke and highly covetable typographical art prints, each celebrating an iconic quotation from one of the seven Harry Potter books.

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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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