Clare Elsom – Flying Fergus
The last two books in the series. See Clare's 'making of' YouTube video on the creations of the characters
The Wonderful World Of Petr Horácek
Renowned author illustrator, Petr Horácek, has recently joined The Bright Agency bringing his numinous style and creativity.
Chris Garbutt’s PINKY MALINKY on Netflix!
PINKY MALINKY is a banger of a new TV series on Netflix featuring a positive-thinking wiener who lives in the human world, goes to school, sings, dances, inflates like a balloon, and makes hilarious social media videos with his BFFs Babs Buttman and JJ Jameson in tow. Arena illustrator Chris Garbutt was Co-Creator, Executive Producer and Art Director on the series alongside creative Partner Rikke Asbjoern.
Jonny Duddle’s GIGANTOSAURUS – on Disney Channel
The DINO-TASTIC adventures of GIGANTOSAURUS has launched Worldwide on Disney Junior this month.
Graham Carter’s Enchanted Story Garden at Eltham Library
In March 2017 Better, Discover Children’s Story Centre, and Royal Borough of Greenwich were awarded the Arts Council England Libraries Opportunities for Everyone Innovation Fund to deliver a project titled Story Book Play.
How Winston Delivered Christmas by Alex T. Smith
Deck the halls, buff your baubles and whack another batch of mince pies in the oven because we have the most festive of Christmas treats for you! Presenting the MUST HAVE Christmas book of the year, How Winston Delivered Christmas by our very own Alex T Smith , published by Macmillan Children’s Books.
Thomas Flintham’s Press Start WINS Sheffield Children’s Emerging Reads Book Award
We’re thrilled that Thomas Flintham’s fabulously funny Press Start! GAME OVER, Super Rabbit Boy! won the Emerging Reads category of Sheffield Children’s Book Awards 2018. Celebrating its 30th year, and voted for by a team of expert book worms from school libraries across Sheffield, this award celebrates the best of the best.
Arena Welcomes New Illustrator: Matthew Land
We are thrilled to welcome amazing new illustrative talent Matthew Land to the Arena family.
Katerina Kerouli
Katerina Kerouli - has been busily working non stop since she joined Artist Partners on two new picture books, but she has also found some time to produce other images as samples for her folio.
Her work is both charming and quirky. The dog was inspired by the film Isle of Dogs, and the bats were just a bit of fun.
We have updated Katerina's website folio with other fabulous new images, to see more of Katerina's work please go to the website.
THE BRIGHT AGENCY LAUNCHES FILM AND TV DIVISION
The Bright Agency, one of the most forward thinking, proactive and fast-growing international literary and illustration agencies of recent years are launching an in-house Film and TV division, led by new appointment Courtney Arumugam as Senior Creative Executive.