Inspiring Young Readers
posted on 10 Apr 2018
An Interview With Bryony Thomson
The Letterpress Project has asked authors and illustrators to think about what has inspired them as artists, what their favourite books are and how they relate to their audience - we've also asked them if they themselves are book collectors.
We are delighted to present an exclusive interview with the children's author, Bryony Thomson. Bryony studied Fine Art, took a four year diversion as a Political Risks Insurance underwriter and then finally discovered what she should have been doing all along when she embarked on the MA Children’s Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art. She graduated in 2016 with a Distinction and that same year received a Highly Commended in the Macmillan Prize and was shortlisted for the Bridgeman Studio Award.
She now happily tells people that her job involves drawing pictures, writing stories and the odd bit of colouring in; she tells them she has the best job in the world. When she isn’t illustrating Bryony can usually be found in the swimming pool, running through the beautiful Surrey countryside or baking (in order to facilitate the story writing). The Wardrobe Monster is Bryony’s debut picture book.
You can read more about Bryony’s work at http://www.bryonythomson.com and follow her on twitter @Art_Bryony
To see what she had to tell us in her interview click on the link below: