Christyan Fox

Christyan Fox, since graduating from Middlesex University in 1986, has worked as a freelance illustrator and writer creating over 50 children's books – both with and without his wife Diane – as well as packaging design, greeting cards, graphics, magazines and advertising. Winning awards including the Southampton Books to Share award 2006 and 2004, Times Educational Supplement award 2002, and Stockport Schools Book Award 2001. For the past 4 years Christyan has taught very successful short courses on creating children’s books as well as small group, one to one sessions and schools covering areas in more depth. Christyan and his wife are currently developing an online version of their course. Clients include Faber and Faber, Quarto, Words and Pictures, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Books, Orchard Books, Gullane Children's Books, Macmillan, Egmont, Campbell Books, Scholastic, Piccadilly Press, Bloomsbury Books, Frances Lincoln, Little Tiger Press, Handprint Books, Ted Smart, Koala Books, Walker books, Usbourne books, Conran Octopus, Oxford University Press and the BBC.