Benji Davies wins Oscar's Book Prize 2020
26 May 2020
Update from the Bright Agency
26 May 2020
Below is an update from Bright Founder and Director Vicki Willden-Lebrecht on the work we’re doing on the behalf of our artists and authors, and some of the changes we’ve made in response to the continued pandemic.
Behind the Book | Richard Jones
14 May 2020
Perdu is the debut author-illustrated picture book by Richard Jones — illustrator of the international bestseller The Snow Lion. Published by Simon & Schuster Children’s UK this spring, it is a poignant tale about a little lost dog alone in the city, beautifully brought to life in Richard’s stunning, heartfelt artwork. The Guardian celebrated it by describing how its ‘delicate pathos and warmth imbue it with a salutary sense of reassurance’.
Digital Illustration | Genie Espinosa
04 May 2020
Bright Artist Genie Espinosa creates colourful, bold artwork for digital, editorial, branding and animation projects. Her recent clients include It’s Nice That, Fold Magazine by Moleskine and Digital Arts Magazine.
The Alligator's Mouth Award 2020 Shortlist
29 April 2020
We are delighted to share the shortlisted titles for The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2020 – a prize created by Bright and The Alligator’s Mouth bookshop to celebrate highly-illustrated children’s fiction. This year’s line-up of books for 6 to 8-year-olds features friendship, fantasy, diversity and plenty of humour.
Bright Artists Longlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2020
29 April 2020
Established over 40 years ago, the AOI’s World Illustration Awards are widely respected across the industry, offering a comprehensive insight into the ideas, trends and techniques that are at the forefront of illustration today.
A Bright Career with Nicola O'Byrne
24 April 2020
To celebrate reaching 50,000 followers on our Instagram, we’ve asked Bright author-illustrator Nicola O’Byrne to host a special ‘Draw This In Your Style’ competition! The competition will be running on the Bright Agency UK instagram, and Nicola is challenging artists to draw her famous grumpy crocodile from her Waterstones Children’s Book Prize Winning book ‘Open Very Carefully’. The winner of the competition will get a free online portfolio review with one of our fabulous Bright agents.
Jane Newland and Victoria Ball for Studio Eleven Papers
15 April 2020
Two of our fab Bright Artists Jane Newland and Victoria Ball have worked with Studio Eleven Papers on their brand new greetings cards collection. Their designs are fun and vibrant and celebrate everything that’s colourful in our natural world.
New Bright Books for Spring 2020
13 April 2020
Spring has sprung, and we’re looking forward to the sunnier times ahead. The next three months are full of some wonderful new books from Bright’s authors and illustrators. There’s a brilliant selection of titles from bestselling author illustrators in our picture book offering; Jarvis’s Follow Me, Flo! and Nicola O’Byrne’s Bad Cat! are out in April; and Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet’s No-Bot returns in June. We’re also very excited to share the debut author-illustrated titles from Richard Jones and Jo Fernihough.
A Day in the Life
09 April 2020
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Behind the Book | Jo Fernihough
02 April 2020
Jo Fernihough’s debut author illustrated picture book, The Crow and the Peacock, is a modern fable about Crow’s quest to find the happiest bird in the world. Bold and colourful, Jo’s book is bursting with beautiful illustrations using a combination of ink, paint, collage and digital media. The Crow and the Peacock, published by Oxford University Press, is out on 2nd April 2020.
Alicia Perry & Rebecca Intavarant for Ikea
01 April 2020
Two of our Bright Artists Alicia Perry and Rebecca Intavarant have collaborated with Ikea for their summer SOLBLEKT collection. They have used four different patterns that express a retro and tropical summer feel, sure to get us all excited for those warmer months.
