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Anna Doherty

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Contact: annadohertyillustration@gmail.com
Local authority: Edinburgh City
Languages: English
Author type: Illustrator, Writer
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I'm an Edinburgh born, bred and based picture book author and illustrator. I studied Illustration BDes at DJCAD and Children's Book Illustration MA at Cambridge School of Art. I like using limited colours, and mixing working on paper and digitally. I particularly adore working on non-fiction picture books, because I really like the idea that people might learn from them and also I get to absorb new facts as I write the story.

I've had experience working with adults and young adults in picture-book-making workshops, and also with younger children, making crafts, drawing, and playing games. Outside of picture books I enjoy popcorn, dogs, and cycling super-fast downhill on my bicycle.

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities can visit

Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Dundee; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Inverclyde; Midlothian; North Lanarkshire; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

Events can deliver

Live drawing; Mentoring; Panel event; Reading; Residency; Talk; Workshop; Professional development, CLPL or CPD; Chairing events

Audience can work with

Reluctant readers; Young people in the community (e.g. Youth clubs, Guides, Scouts)

Topics of work

Activism & protest; Adolescence; Biography & memoir; Childhood; Discrimination & Prejudice; Gender equality; History; Picture books

Age groups published for

Children

Age groups can work with

3-5; 6-8; 9-11

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100