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Christmas Wish List for Avid Book Worms

Whether you are on the naughty list or the nice list you definitely deserve to treat yourself and your loved ones to a good book. We have complied a short list of recommended reads by some of our Arena Illustrators to give you a little seasonal sparkle on the lead up to the festive period.

Handpicked Spring Portfolio 2020

Welcome to our magical world of dragons, giants, comics, football, penguins and dinosaurs. Featuring images created for Waitrose, Harry Potter books, from Award Winners to Eco Warriors, with Characters starring on ITVBe. and TinyPop.

WORLD BOOK DAY 2020!

At Arena HQ we always get tremendously excited in the lead up to World Book Day, it’s such a big event in the children’s book publishing world and one which second to none gets kids reading with its accessible voucher scheme

Instagram to Instafan…

At Arena HQ we are thoroughly enjoying embracing Instagram to share the amazing work our illustrators create, it’s the perfect visual platform to showcase the best of the best as well as brilliant little snippets and sneak peeks.

Building Worlds With Our NEW SHOWCASE PORTFOLIO!

It’s that exciting time of year again, the moment we get to reveal our new showcase brochure featuring some of the amazing new work our illustrators have been busily beavering away on. This season we have focused on world- building and character creation, mirroring some of the recent successes some of our brands have had on the small screen.

Spring 2018 Illustration Brochure

We are bringing a little sunshine to London Book Fair this week with our brand new Spring 2018 brochure. This seasons extended portfolio showcases some of the incredible talent represented by Arena in the illustrated fiction and non-fiction field.

Arena Illustration Calendar 2018

To all of our smashing clients thank you so much for such a wonderful range of interesting projects over the last year and for your trust in our illustrators to deliver great work. To all of our incredible illustrators we are so proud of what you do.

We wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Fulfilling New Year.

Arena Spring Portfolio 2017

Welcome to this year’s Spring Portfolio showcasing some of the most talented visual artists working in Children’s publishing today.

Happy Christmas from Arena

With all our good wishes for your winter festivities and our most hearty thanks to all of our clients, artists and suppliers.

Arena News- What’s Happened and What’s Happening at HQ

April is a very busy month for us at Arena! Check out all our news and what’s been happening over the past few weeks, there’s so much to see!

Arena Spring Portfolio 2016

Arena’s new illustrations for the Spring portfolio are here!

Maps Maps Maps! Part Four- All About Black and White

For the last installment in our Map series, we’re ending with good old traditional black and white maps, mostly from the insides of fantastical books.

Maps Maps Maps! Part Three – Contemporary Maps

In part three of our Map blogs, we take a look at our more contemporary illustrations from a variety of Arena artists.

Happy Spooky Halloween!

Our illustrators love to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve so we thought it would be a good opportunity to share some of our favourite spooky illustrations

In Memory of Sally Goldsworthy Discover Children’s Story Centre

Thank you Sally for having the energy to create such a wonderful home for stories, thanks for your tenacity at fundraising your effortless charm which made people want to work with you and make Discover such a success.

Arena Illustration Spring Brochure 2015: Inspirational Ideas

Spring has sprung and we unveil our Spring Brochure 2015 showcasing a portfolio of new work and inspirational ideas from our very talented illustrators

Seasons Greetings from Arena illustrators

Another year has passed and our wonderful illustrators have delighted us with the work they have created.

Arena Showreel Character Design and Concept Art

We are very proud to announce the launch of our new video section on our website, showcasing the talents of our artists in the world of character design, concept art and animation for TV commercials and feature films.