Illustration Masterclasses - Craft Class with Pam Smy

Telling Stories with Words and Pictures with Pam Smy

In this craft class, illustrators will work through some of the aspects of conceiving and developing stories that combine both words and pictures, whether for picture books or longer form illustrated texts. Discussing inspirations, meaning, message, and how different elements can contribute to a book overall, this will be an informal, friendly masterclass with conversation and tasks to help navigate the possibilities that combining words and pictures offers author/illustrators.

Pam Smy has illustrated picture books, folk tales, non-fiction, middle-grade fiction, story compendiums and educational texts; for authors such as John Agard, Penelope Lively, Julia Donaldson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Julia Green, Lucy Strange and Neil Gaiman. Pam now specialises in older fiction, writing and illustrating gothic ghost stories. She is currently working on projects for Walker Books and Bloomsbury, combining this with her role as Senior Lecturer Practitioner on the MA Children’s Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art. 

* No preparation needed.

* While our primary focus is on illustrators and writer-illustrators, we warmly invite all picture book writers to join in and explore the activities. These exercises will enhance your understanding of harmonising text and illustrations, making your storytelling even more captivating.

* This is an online event that will happen live, no recordings will be available

* Open to all. Note that this is a British Isles Event, therefore it is a UK-London time based.

* Tickets are non refundable

If you have any questions, please email Illustrator Coordinator Tita Berredo at illuscoordinator@britishscbwi.org or direct message her on Instagram @titaberredo