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Studiomate Steve
by Steven Lenton
Illustrator Steven Lenton chats to fellow illustrator's about their work, career, process, inspirations and life.
Episodes
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Episode 37: Erika Meza
Erika is an extremely talented artist and author with a vibrant personality and oozes charm and joy! We discuss her experiences in the children's book industry, her process, materials and ideas. And of course there are the usual book recommendations in Studiomate Steve Suggests and a couple of...
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Episode 36: Richard Jones
Richard (APaintedMouse) is brilliant and so calming to talk to with a wealth of witty bants and informative and insightful chat. He is the creator of very beautiful, thoughtful picture books and now board books, including Perdu, The Snow Lion and One Amazing Story. We talk all about his new...
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Episode 35: Catherine Rayner
Catherine is hilarious, charming and a delight to talk to. We discuss her collabs with Julia Donaldson and Michael Morpurgo, her dog pawtrait commissions, baby clothing range and have lots of giggles along the way!
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Episode 34: Harriet Muncaster
Harriet oozes sparkles and magic as she talks about her career from foundation course to multi-million selling author/illustrator success! We talk doll's houses, kindles, recommend our current favourite books, share a peeve or two and generally have great fun!
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Episode 33: Sheena Dempsey
The brilliantly talented Sheena chats all things Pablo and Splash with insights into her work ethic and graphic novel-creating process. She reveals that she is a cricketer and also has a dog called Jeremy! We have some wonderful book recommendations and a couple of interesting peeves to discuss too!
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Episode 32: Lu Fraser & Kate Hindley
Powerhouse pairing Lu & Kate talk about their new book 'The Busiest Beaver' so of course, expect a lot of giggles and fun! They suggest two cracking books and are generally awesome.
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Episode 31: Sarah Tagholm
Effervescent author Sarah chats about all her latest books including 'Brenda's Revenge' and recommends two wonderful books. This episode also features the first 'Steve's Peeves' segment where we have a minor gripe about something/anything!
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Episode 30: Mikey Please
Mikey has created and directed myriad, beautiful animation projects and has now entered the world of children's picture books with his gorgeous debut 'The Cafe At The Edge Of The Woods' which we discuss, along with his work with Aardman, his views on AI and our current favourite books.
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Episode 29: Paul Black
Paul is the PR and Brand Director at Andersen Press and chats to me about the role of a publicist within the children's book industry. We delve into brilliant books and also Vanderpump Rules, Love Is Blind and Below Deck - we love a bit of telly! Fun and informative, Paul is an excellent guest!
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Episode 28: Jamie Smart
Comic book creator extraordinaire Jamie, best-known for Bunny V's Monkey and numerous The Phoenix characters, chats about his life/work balance and his earlier career working on The Dandy and a naturist publication amongst others! Also his penchant for gardening and his choice of books for the...
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Episode 27: Rachel Morrisroe
Author extraordinaire Rachel talks about her upcoming picture book, young fiction AND middle grade titles plus her opinions on public events and the north/south divide in publishing.
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Episode 26: Nadia Shireen
Nadia chats about her early career as a magazine sub-editor, her switch to children's books, Grimwood 3 and lemon curd!
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Episode 25: David Roberts
From his early days as a milliner right through to his Emmy award-winning tv show, David chats with warmth and humour about his career so far.
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Episode 24: Katie Clapham
Author and bookseller Katie is a mind full of top tips and experience when it comes to both running a successful bookshop and writing fiction and picture books. A must-listen!
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Episode 23: Penny Neville-Lee
Illustrator of beautiful things and mega Columbo fan Penny chats about her RCA days, her workspace, publishing industry experience so far and juggling kids, cats and creativity!
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Episode 22: Ruby Wright
Ruby may only just be starting out in the picture book world but boy has she already made a big impression! We discuss screen-printing, rejection, answer LOTS of listener questions and have really good giggle in the process!
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Episode 21: Ella Beech
Debut picture book illustrator Ella is a tour de force of talent. We discuss her rise from novelty book designer to her premiere publication by The Folio Society! Hairy flaps, paper engineering, Christmas adverts and much much more is discussed! And we both recommend our current favourite picture...
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Episode 20: Tracey Corderoy
A special 10 Year Anniversary special episode with author of the Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam children's book series! We talk about where the initial idea came from for the first book and how the beloved, best-selling series has evolved over the years.
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Episode 19: Sharon King Chai
Designer, author, illustrator and all-round amazing cheery talent, Sharon talks to me about her collaborative process with Julia Donaldson, how she copes with flights to Oz and her insights into the children's publishing industry.
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Episode 18: Harry Woodgate
Harry was a joy to talk to and we discuss pencil roughs, the transition from uni to paid illustration work and loads more!
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Episode 17: Karl James Mountford
The king of middle grade covers is here! And he chats about rejection, style, his picture books and THE CHICKEN MAN!!!
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Episode 16: Fiona Lumbers
Me and Fiona chat everything from her work with children's laureate Joseph Coelho, quiz shows to acting and traditional work methods. This episode also introduces 'Studiomate Steve Suggests...' the children's book review segment!
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Episode 15: Jack Noel
Author/illustrator/designer/witty man Jack Noel tells us all about his career, his thoughts and advice on book cover design, his love of Weetabix and being woke.
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Episode 14: Julia Patton
Julia is utterly charming and we have a really eye-opening conversation about her work, process, journey to illustrating hit books in the UK & US and lots of giggles in-between!
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Episode 13: Ben Mantle
Author and illustrator of beautiful and hilarious picture books, including Dick The Delightful Duck (which we discuss extensively!) and many fiction covers and interiors. A super fun and informative episode.
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Episode 12: Sallyanne Sweeney
I talk to literary and illustration agent Sallyanne Sweeney about graphic novel and picture book submission tips, celebrity authors, contracts, meeting room snack faux pas and flash mobs!
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Episode 11: Jarvis
Season 2 kicks off in style with the amazing Jarvis! We discuss sketchbook pressure, Bear and Bird, iPads, we answer listener questions PLUS find out where and why he met MR MOTIVATOR.
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Episode 10: Dapo Adeola
Truly inspirational Dapo chats about his career from a gym receptionist to multi-award winning illustrator and author all within the space of just 4 years! A fitting finale for the series.
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Episode 9: Jim Field
Illustration superstar Jim joins me to chat about his numerous big hitters including The Lion Inside and Oi Frog! He also shares a very funny anecdote about an embarrassing situation with his mother-in-law...listen right to the end guys!
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Episode 8: Alex T Smith
It's the season one Christmas Special! And who better to chat to than the king of Christmas children's books Alex T Smith! We chat about Alex's work, dogs, chickens, books and tv shows. Merry Christmas to all our lovely listeners!
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Episode 7: Claire Powell
The illustrator of many wonderful picture book and fiction collaborations joins me for a really funny and informative chat about her career from brand designer to best seller!
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Episode 6: Lydia Monks
The queen of picture book illustration chats about working with Julia Donaldson, drawalong videos, her latest title 'Adoette' and her poodle Chadwick!
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Episode 5: Rikin Parekh
Traditional illustrator Rikin chats about working as a storyboard artist, his time at Pinewood Studios, collaborating with a range of authors and juggling life and work.
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Episode 4: Chris Chatterton
My first international guest, Chris has some great Photoshop tips and tricks and discusses his best-selling picture books. And missing Greggs.
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Episode 3: Sophy Henn
Superstar Sophy tells us all about her journey from designer to children's book creator via raspberry jam, roller-booting and karaoke!
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Episode 2: Benji Davies
'Storm Whale' creator Benji chats about his creative process, his animation background and Bizzy Bear costumes!
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Episode 1: Tor Freeman
In the first episode I chat to genius author and illustrator Tor Freeman who tells us about her life and experiences of being in the children's book industry and her latest book with Richard Ayoade.
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Studiomate Steve - an introduction!
Your host, author and illustrator Steven Lenton, says hello! This is a podcast for illustrators, authors, designers, editors, students and anyone who is interested in the world of children's book creation. Steven will be chatting with some terrific illustrators over the coming weeks, discussing...
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Illustrator Steven Lenton chats to fellow illustrator's about their work, career, process, inspirations and life.
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Studiomate Steve is created and hosted by Steven Lenton.
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