Words and Pictures with Steve Antony

Best selling, award winning author, illustrator and creative soul

We had a brilliant chat with Steve Antony recently about all things words and pictures from how being colour blind affects his artwork to what advice he’d give to aspiring authors and illustrators.

It was really inspiring to learn about his creative process, daily routine and journey to publication.

We also asked him if there was anything about making children’s books that he wished he’d known before his first book was published.

Steve Antony is an award-winning, best-selling children’s book author and illustrator.

He’s published over 27 children’s books - 8 of which have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal including his latest book Rainbowsaurus which has recently been long-listed for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration Nominated 2025.

Steve’s books have been translated into over 23 languages and sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide.

You can watch our inspiring chat with Steve Antony below:

To find out more about Steve and his books you can take a look at his website or follow him on instagram, bluesky or twitter.

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