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Artist Spotlight - Richard Johnson

It is with great pleasure that we present to you a delightful and insightful Q & A with Arena illustrator and designer Richard Johnson...

Introducing Brand New Arena Illustrator Richard Johnson

We are always thrilled to welcome a new illustrator to Arena Illustration and we are delighted to introduce you to Richard Johnson....

Happy Halloween!

The nights are drawing in, there's a spooky chill in the air and we have plenty of Halloween treats in store for you! It's been a busy...

The Mouse's Apples Illustrated by Kristyna Litten

There's always room on the bookshelf for one more beautiful picture book about friendship and sharing and The Mouse's Apples by Frances...

The CILIP Kate Greenaway Longlist Announced

This year we were thrilled to discover that former medal winner Levi Pinfold has been long listed for the 2020 Kate Greenaway medal...

Claude Hits The Small Screen

After taking Disney Junior by storm in 2018 with his very own animated series, Alex T. Smith's Claude now has his sights firmly set...

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...

Neal Layton hits the Big Apple with Emily Brown

It's time to take centre stage with Emily Brown and the Thing in Tall Stories Broadway adaptation of Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton's...

Step-by-Step how to draw Santa with Anna Chernyshova

Learn to draw Santa with illustrator Anna Chernyshova with this easy to follow step-by-step guide inspired by the characters in Santa...

Get snippy and crafty with Alex T Smith's Egg Box Dragon

The Adventures of The Egg Box Dragon written by the late Richard Adams and illustrated by Alex T. Smith publishes in dazzling paperback...

Exciting New Work by Graham Carter

From his cosy south coast studio in Brighton Graham Carter is one of the most exciting illustrators and print makers currently working...

Picture Books are Important!

Why are picture books so important? The main difference between picture books and other books is that picture books are highly illustrated,...

Joe Lillington Shortlisted for Klaus Flugge Prize

Joe Lillington, one of our newest recruits, has been shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize with Toby and the Ice Giants, published...

Adam Stower featured in Illustrators Magazine

Adam Stower gives a marvellous interview in Illustrators Magazine, a quarterly magazine featuring some of the best names in the illustration...

Outta This World: 3 Space Stories You'll Love

To continue on our intergalactic adventure, our next stop is the wonderful world of Space Stories...

Neffy and the Feathered Dinosaurs is published!

The first picture book to draw on the evidence recently discovered that some dinosaurs had feathers, Joe Lillington's second picture...

Outta This World: Space! - The Facts

Our next stop in our out of this world space series is non-fiction, that's right the FACTS about space!...

NEW ARTIST ALERT! Graham Carter joins Arena!

We are absolutely thrilled to show off our two new illustrators, firstly we can introduce Graham Carter!...

Arena Spring Portfolio 2016

Arena's new illustrations for the Spring portfolio are here! ...

Neal Layton's Updated Portfolio!

Neal Layton's portfolio has been updated with some of his latest work (and some that you can't even buy yet!) Watch out for two titles...

Teresa Murfin Portfolio

Teresa Murfin graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 2001 and she now lives and works in Wales. She likes to work with a variety...

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...

Q&A Artist Profile Neal Layton

Award-winning Neal Layton still manages to fit some interesting hobbies into his busy life as a children's book illustrator. We look...

Levi Pinfold: Black Dog: Winner of The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2013

Levi Pinfold's picture book, Black Dog, has won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2013 ...