Jane Porter
Jane has been writing and illustrating picture books for around ten years, following a previous career in garden design and landscape architecture magazines. Her story The Boy Who Loved Everyone, illustrated by Maisie Paradise Shearring, won the Little Rebels Award in 2020, and Brian the Brave, written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Jane in collage, won the Derby Picture Book Award the same year. Her author-illustrator titles include King Otter; Pink Lion and Tiny Penguins and the New Baby. She has worked with a number of publishers over the years including Simon & Schuster, Otter Barry Books and Ladybird, and is currently working on a non-fiction picture book series with Walker Books.
Jane teaches illustration at Putney School of Art and has taught on the MA Illustration at the University of Hertfordshire. Her YouTube channel features in-depth interviews with fellow illustrators about their process. Jane also runs a nursery class once a week, which is a rich source of picture book inspiration!
www.janeporter.co.uk