Children's Books North Agency
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CBNA is based in Manchester and represents Northern and Scottish writers and illustrators of picture books, fiction and non-fiction.
www.childrensbooksnorthagency.co.uk
www.childrensbooksnorthagency.co.uk
Happy 1st birthday to Children’s Books North Agency! 🥳 We now proudly represent 11 wonderful Northern authors & illustrators with 2 more to be announced! 😉 The biggest thanks to our authors & illustrators for creating amazing work & entrusting us with their careers. We can’t wait for the next year!
September 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy 1st birthday to Children’s Books North Agency! 🥳 We now proudly represent 11 wonderful Northern authors & illustrators with 2 more to be announced! 😉 The biggest thanks to our authors & illustrators for creating amazing work & entrusting us with their careers. We can’t wait for the next year!
Delighted to see Francis Martin’s Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant on IBC August’s best new diverse children’s book list. Written by Craig Barr-Green and published by Little Tiger Press. #bemoregina
September 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Delighted to see Francis Martin’s Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant on IBC August’s best new diverse children’s book list. Written by Craig Barr-Green and published by Little Tiger Press. #bemoregina
NEW SIGNING! A bit of a dream to announce that Ros Beardshaw has joined CBNA. Ros is the illustrator of the award-winning My Pet Star and illustrates the bestselling When a Dragon Comes to Stay series. Ros lives in York. Publishers, check out your inbox for Ros's stunning new work!
August 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
NEW SIGNING! A bit of a dream to announce that Ros Beardshaw has joined CBNA. Ros is the illustrator of the award-winning My Pet Star and illustrates the bestselling When a Dragon Comes to Stay series. Ros lives in York. Publishers, check out your inbox for Ros's stunning new work!
The Northern Publishers' Fair is back this Autumn!
We’ll be there to meet children’s writers and illustrators and to help demystify the industry.
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We’ll be there to meet children’s writers and illustrators and to help demystify the industry.
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87204...
July 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Northern Publishers' Fair is back this Autumn!
We’ll be there to meet children’s writers and illustrators and to help demystify the industry.
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87204...
We’ll be there to meet children’s writers and illustrators and to help demystify the industry.
fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/87204...
HOORAH! Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf is the winner and shadowers’ choice in the 3-6+ category at the UKLA Book Awards! Huge congratulations to our very own Francis Martin🥂and to Craig Barr-Green 🥂 and the Little Tiger Press team 🥂
June 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
HOORAH! Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf is the winner and shadowers’ choice in the 3-6+ category at the UKLA Book Awards! Huge congratulations to our very own Francis Martin🥂and to Craig Barr-Green 🥂 and the Little Tiger Press team 🥂
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The brilliant northern powerhouse, Emma Layfield, is at it again! This time with a much needed prize for aspiring picture-book writers & illustrators based in the North of England. 🎉
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Children’s Books North Network and New Writing North launch picture-book prize
The new Children’s Books North Network Prize will be the first prize focused on Northern picture-book creators.
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June 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The brilliant northern powerhouse, Emma Layfield, is at it again! This time with a much needed prize for aspiring picture-book writers & illustrators based in the North of England. 🎉
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@cbnnetwork.bsky.social
@newwritingnorth.bsky.social
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NEW SIGNING! Super excited to announce that Josette Reeves is joining CBNA. Josette’s stories have appeared on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories and been nominated for the Rhode Island Children’s Book Award. She is based in Lancashire. Editors, check out your inbox for a HILARIOUS picture book text!
June 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM
NEW SIGNING! Super excited to announce that Josette Reeves is joining CBNA. Josette’s stories have appeared on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories and been nominated for the Rhode Island Children’s Book Award. She is based in Lancashire. Editors, check out your inbox for a HILARIOUS picture book text!
Happy publication day to Bethan Clarke and Snarky Sharky!! He’s shrimply the best! Brilliantly illustrated by Nikolas Ilic and published by Little Tiger Books. 🦈
June 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Happy publication day to Bethan Clarke and Snarky Sharky!! He’s shrimply the best! Brilliantly illustrated by Nikolas Ilic and published by Little Tiger Books. 🦈
Fantastic to see Francis Martin at NUMBER 6 in The Bookseller’s bestselling children’s non-fiction charts with Little People Big Dreams: Roald Dahl. Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and published by Quarto.
May 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Fantastic to see Francis Martin at NUMBER 6 in The Bookseller’s bestselling children’s non-fiction charts with Little People Big Dreams: Roald Dahl. Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and published by Quarto.
Delighted to be mentoring the super exciting Chantal Valerie for the AOI 2025 scheme. Check out Chantal’s work! 📚❤️
May 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Delighted to be mentoring the super exciting Chantal Valerie for the AOI 2025 scheme. Check out Chantal’s work! 📚❤️
NEW SIGNING! Over the moon to announce that Belinda has joined the agency. Bringing colourful and imaginative art into the world, Belinda is a picture book maker, designer, printmaker and creator of Bel’s Art World. She is based in Yorkshire. Publishers, check out your inbox!
April 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
NEW SIGNING! Over the moon to announce that Belinda has joined the agency. Bringing colourful and imaginative art into the world, Belinda is a picture book maker, designer, printmaker and creator of Bel’s Art World. She is based in Yorkshire. Publishers, check out your inbox!
Exciting news for our very own Bethan Clarke and all fans of Holey Moley! Gus and Mavis are back in Whack a Moley! Brilliantly illustrated by Anders Frang and published by Little Tiger.
April 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Exciting news for our very own Bethan Clarke and all fans of Holey Moley! Gus and Mavis are back in Whack a Moley! Brilliantly illustrated by Anders Frang and published by Little Tiger.
NEW SIGNING! Ahead of London Book Fair, we are delighted to announce an exciting new client, Olivia Holden. Olivia studied Fine Art, Fashion & Textile Design & English Literature, and was a Bologna Book Fair Illustrator Finalist 22-24. She is based in Yorkshire.
March 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
NEW SIGNING! Ahead of London Book Fair, we are delighted to announce an exciting new client, Olivia Holden. Olivia studied Fine Art, Fashion & Textile Design & English Literature, and was a Bologna Book Fair Illustrator Finalist 22-24. She is based in Yorkshire.
On the sunniest day of the year, it feels very appropriate to share Lucy Farfort’s gorgeous new work heading to LBF and Bologna Book Fair! 📚🌞 🌺
March 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
On the sunniest day of the year, it feels very appropriate to share Lucy Farfort’s gorgeous new work heading to LBF and Bologna Book Fair! 📚🌞 🌺
Getting ready to hop into London Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair with Francis Martin’s exciting new work! 🐰❤️
February 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Getting ready to hop into London Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair with Francis Martin’s exciting new work! 🐰❤️
Spring has sprung (well nearly!!) and I can’t wait to share Cat Fortey’s adorable new work at London Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair ❤️📚#debut
February 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Spring has sprung (well nearly!!) and I can’t wait to share Cat Fortey’s adorable new work at London Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair ❤️📚#debut
Can’t wait to share Jess Mahy’s stunning new work at London Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair. ❤️
February 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Can’t wait to share Jess Mahy’s stunning new work at London Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair. ❤️
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Choosing an agent to send your creative work to can be a daunting process, in my @scbwi-bi.bsky.social interview with Emma Layfield, director of @cbnagency.bsky.social , she offers great advice, information & guidelines to consider. Thank you, Emma.
www.wordsandpics.org/2025/02/writ...
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WRITERS' MINDS Emma Layfield
Words and Pictures is the online magazine of SCBWI British Isles.
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February 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Choosing an agent to send your creative work to can be a daunting process, in my @scbwi-bi.bsky.social interview with Emma Layfield, director of @cbnagency.bsky.social , she offers great advice, information & guidelines to consider. Thank you, Emma.
www.wordsandpics.org/2025/02/writ...
www.wordsandpics.org/2025/02/writ...
‘Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf’ has been shortlisted for the @waterstones.bsky.social Children’s Book Prize! Could not be happier for the wonderful Francis Martin and all involved, especially Craig Barr-Green and the team at Little Tiger Press. 🥂
February 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
‘Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf’ has been shortlisted for the @waterstones.bsky.social Children’s Book Prize! Could not be happier for the wonderful Francis Martin and all involved, especially Craig Barr-Green and the team at Little Tiger Press. 🥂
Loved sending out the Agency’s first Christmas card illustrated by the wonderful Catherine Fortey. Merry Christmas from all at Children’s Books North Agency. We’ll be offline now until the 2nd January. See you in 2025!
December 19, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Loved sending out the Agency’s first Christmas card illustrated by the wonderful Catherine Fortey. Merry Christmas from all at Children’s Books North Agency. We’ll be offline now until the 2nd January. See you in 2025!
Hello Bluesky! Chuffed to bits to announce that Catherine Fortey has joined Children’s Books North Agency! Cat is a super exciting DEBUT illustrator. She was a mentee on the Pathways into Children’s Publishing programme and a Picture Hooks Buddy Scheme artist. Cat is based in Yorkshire.
December 2, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Hello Bluesky! Chuffed to bits to announce that Catherine Fortey has joined Children’s Books North Agency! Cat is a super exciting DEBUT illustrator. She was a mentee on the Pathways into Children’s Publishing programme and a Picture Hooks Buddy Scheme artist. Cat is based in Yorkshire.