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More about Usborne illustrators

Usborne works with the very best children's book illustrators across the globe.

We work with illustrators from Europe, USA, Asia and Latin America.

We commission original work to our exacting specifications.

Some of our talented UK-based illustrators also work as Usborne designers. Check here for vacancies (please note we don't offer fully remote roles).

Here are examples of illustrators we work with:

Ana Martin Larranaga

Ilustrator David Semple

Ilustrator Laurent Kling

Ilustrator Teresa Bellon

Ilustrator Wazza Pink

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I’m an illustrator – can I send Usborne samples of my work?
We are always looking for brilliant new artists. We are interested in all styles of illustration: colourful, bright and fun; quirky, stylish and beautiful; detailed and informative.

We publish illustrated books for children across a wide range of ages, from babies right up to young adults, including both fiction and non-fiction.

If you would like to send samples of your work to our art department, please fill in the form below.

We'll ask you to upload a PDF with a range of examples you feel demonstrates your work. This PDF will be printed and shared with our design team. Please don’t supply links to online portfolios.

Whilst we will do all we can to look carefully at all submissions, we are sorry that we cannot guarantee a reply.
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Upload samples of your work as follows:

o PDF format, with your name in the file name (eg ‘Jean_Dupont _portfolio.PDF’)
o Include your name and contact email address within the PDF
o We’d love to see a variety of your work but please limit to 2 pages
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