Join the brilliant author-illustrator Jane Porter for a roaring storytelling event and find out how to draw your very own Arnold the lion – ROAR!
Suitable for children aged 5-12 and their families. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
This session is supported by Walker Books and is part of the World Illustration Awards 2018.
Jane Porter
Jane Porter was born in London and has lived here ever since. She works from a small room at the top of her house, with a big planchest for my desk so she can draw standing up, which she finds easier. It’s crammed with all sorts of art materials, including some ink she made myself out of oak galls. She like experimenting!
Walker Books
Home to books for all ages, Walker Books UK publishes many award-winning authors, illustrators and brands including Anthony Horowitz, Cassandra Clare, Lucy Cousins, Anthony Browne, Polly Dunbar, Patrick Ness, Angie Thomas and Where’s Wally? Walker Books UK is part of the vibrant international Walker Books Group that includes Candlewick Press in America, Walker Books Australia, the Walker Group Licencing division, and Walker Productions, developing Walker content for other media platforms, including Hank Zipzer for BBC. The Walker Books Group enjoys a unique ownership structure which includes all of its employees worldwide and more than 150 authors and illustrators. Walker is the world’s leading wholly independent publisher of English-language children’s books.
The World Illustration Awards
The WIA are presented by The Association of Illustrators in partnership with the Directory of Illustration (USA) with Somerset House as the exhibition partner. There are eight award categories including Advertising, sponsored by Procreate; Books, category sponsored by NoBrow; Children’s Books, category sponsored by Walker Books; and Editorial, category sponsored by Eye magazine. Each category has a new talent and professional winner, with two overall winners announced on the awards night in June. The two overall winners will be awarded cash prizes, courtesy of rOtring. The AOI has been holding an annual illustration competition for over 40 years.
