Ruby Thompson: From Uni Project to Two-Book Deal
Sep 21, 2026
Online event
Author and illustrator Ruby Amy Thompson joins us to talk about how she created her debut picture book, Rock and Roll, and its journey to getting published - beginning life as a University project and growing to a two-book deal with dream publishers, Little Tiger. Ruby will touch on how her past career, working in comedy and entertainment TV, helps bring a playfulness to her writing. She will also give useful insights about how to embrace your weirdest ideas, and play to your strengths in order to stand out to agents and publishers.
From Uni Project to Two-Book Deal
Author and illustrator Ruby Amy Thompson joins us to talk about how she created her debut picture book, Rock and Roll, and its journey to getting published - beginning life as a University project and growing to a two-book deal with dream publishers, Little Tiger. Ruby will touch on how her past career, working in comedy and entertainment TV, helps bring a playfulness to her writing. She will also give useful insights about how to embrace your weirdest ideas, and play to your strengths in order to stand out to agents and publishers.
Ruby spent almost a decade working in entertainment and comedy television, before going back to school to study MA illustration at Falmouth University – the best decision she ever made! When she isn't drawing, you'll probably find her enthusiastically batch cooking, playing video games or perusing local coffee shops with her fiancé, Lisa.