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Julia Groves commented on Algy Craig Hall's blog post Mammoth and Me, by Algy Craig Hall
"Congrats, Algy this looks fab! Saw some of your books on the Boxer Books stand at Bologna :)"
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"This looks Fab! Congratulations!"
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Mammoth and Me, by Algy Craig Hall
Publisher: Boxer BooksPublciation date: 6th March 2012From the publisher:Every young child dreams of having a truly special friend. When a big blue mammoth knocks on the door of one small boy, a BIG adventure begins. But a mammoth is just too big for the home, the park and the town! But this surprise visitor is about to…See More
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"Great work! Nice to meet you the other day. I thought that workshop was really good. Great looking store as well."
Julia Groves left a comment for Algy Craig Hall
"Hi Algy, yes it's such a great course isn't it? We've seen Alexis Deacon twice this semester, I'm also a huge fan, his sketchbooks are amazing too, he's a great tutor. We also had a talk from Oliver Jeffers in the first…"
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- About Me
- I received an MA in children’s book Illustration from Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge School of Art in 2007 and had my first picture book published in 2008. My work has been short listed for some prizes (Read it Again, Norfolk Libraries children’s book prize, the Macmillan prize and the Roald Dahl Funny prize) and has been published in six countries. I usually illustrate with graphite stick and watercolour.
I live in London with my partner and our two small children and have a day job as a financial journalist on the Investors Chronicle magazine.
- What are you working on at the moment?
- Too much (and all at the planning stage!): several picture book ideas, texts for reformulated fairy tales, a kindle picture book and a novelty book.
- What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
- Take time.
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 18:44 on September 2, 2012,
Bridget Strevens-Marzo said… Just fell upon your Mammoth book - lovely! Burping dinosaur intriguing too!
- At 21:41 on January 14, 2012,
Steve Antony said… - Great work! Nice to meet you the other day. I thought that workshop was really good. Great looking store as well.
- At 14:17 on November 28, 2011,
Julia Groves said… Hi Algy, yes it's such a great course isn't it? We've seen Alexis Deacon twice this semester, I'm also a huge fan, his sketchbooks are amazing too, he's a great tutor. We also had a talk from Oliver Jeffers in the first week, he was very funny and inspirational. John Lawrence and James Mayhew have both given presentations and Quentin Blake gave a lecture at the uni a couple of weeks ago!!
I just found out that I was one of the winners for this yrs Undiscovered Voices competition so I'm having a very exciting day! Julia :)
- At 19:53 on November 5, 2011,
Emma Graham said… - lovely work!
- At 20:56 on November 1, 2011,
Maureen Lynas said… - Forgot to say, if there's enough interest I'll ask Nick about setting up an epublishing group on the ning after the conference. I think we all need a bit of support in such a new area.
- At 20:54 on November 1, 2011, Maureen Lynas said…
- It's a shame you can't come Algy. Maybe next year.
- At 23:07 on October 28, 2011, Maureen Lynas said…
Lovely illustrations Algy. I noticed you are working on a kindle picture book, is this for a publisher or are you indie publishing it? My daughter Katherine and I are working together on material for the kindle and ipad (bit of a learning curve!) and I wondered whether you were coming to the conference as a few of us are getting together for a chat about epublishing at the Friday night meal. Would you like to join us?
My ning page is here http://britishscbwi.ning.com/profile/MaureenLynas
and Katherine's is here http://britishscbwi.ning.com/profile/KatherineLynas
Maureen
- At 19:09 on October 28, 2011,
John Shelley said… Great work Algy!
- At 15:16 on October 22, 2011,
Amanda George (aka The Pest) said… - Welcome to the group, Algy!
Algy Craig Hall's Blog
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MIDWEEK GOAL SETTING BRUNCH
June 20, 2013 from 11am to 1pm – Fleet River Bakery
Discuss your goals for the coming month at the SCBWI Midweek Goal Setting Brunch. A great way to help yourself stay on task and increase your productivity. Reflect on your achievements of the previou…
Organized by Miriam H Craig, Anita Loughrey | Type: social, goal, setting, brunch
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Producing Outstanding Art Samples for Submission
June 29, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – St George's, Bloomsbury
with Sarah Malley, art director, and a designer (tbc) from Egmont Children’s Books In this masterclass we will be working with Sarah Malley and a designer from Hodders Children’s Books. Pre-workshop…
Organized by Anne-Marie Perks | Type: illustrator, masterclass, series
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Picturing Words and Writing Pictures
July 5, 2013 at 4pm to July 8, 2013 at 10am – Holland House
Helen Stephens, author illustrator, Gerry Turley, author illustrator, Natascha Biebow, Blue Elephant Storyshaping (an editing, coaching, and mentoring service) tbc, and Sarah Frost, commissioning edi…
Organized by Anne-Marie Perks scbwiillustration@gmail.com 01494 775416. | Type: picture, book, retreat, for, illustrators, and, writers
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Speed Dating For Writers
July 13, 2013 from 12pm to 4pm – North West Region - Manchester
A panel of special guests: Zoe King/Elizabeth Bonsor - The Blair Partnership Catherine Pellegrino - Agent Philippa Donovan _ SmartQuill Editorial will deliver throughout the afternoon giving insigh…
Organized by Stephanie Williams - lilyboo147@googlemail.com | Type: workshop, one-to-one, sessions
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Illustrators Print Showcase in Norwich
July 26, 2013 to August 9, 2013 – Norwich Millennium Library
The Illustrators Print Showcase exhibition is coming to Norwich for the first time and will be on display in the Millennium Library 26th July – 9th August 2013 We're planning to run events and promot…
Organized by John Shelley | Type: exhibition
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SCBWI Day in Norwich
July 27, 2013 all day – Norwich Millennium Library
To accompany the Illustrator's Print exhibition at Norwich Millennium Library (running 26th July-9th August), SCBWI illustrators from far and near are joining local writers and artist members for a f…
Organized by John Shelley | Type: showcase, open, day
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By Popular Demand
August 24, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – North West Region - Manchester
Children's Author Steve Hartley's workshop 'Keeping up Appearances' is both entertaining and interactive, giving you a simple behaviour model that will aid you in giving distinctive and consistent ch…
Organized by Stephanie Williams - lilyboo147@googlemail.com | Type: workshop
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Young at Heart: Writing Fiction that Young Readers Will Love with Ruth Bennett (Stripes)
September 7, 2013 from 12pm to 4pm – London
This class will focus on how to connect with readers in the 5-8 age group. We will cover story ideas, writing styles and trends in young fiction, as well as the tricky business of how to submit your…
Organized by K M Lockwood (Philippa Francis) | Type: masterclass
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The dummy makeover
September 14, 2013 from 1pm to 5pm – St George's, Bloomsbury
With author illustrators Bridget Strevens-Marzo and Sue Porter. Have you wondered what wasn’t working in your book dummy, or how to get the right narrative flow between words and image? This…
Organized by Bridget Strevens-Marzo | Type: illustrator, masterclass, series
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Slush Pile Turn-Offs
September 17, 2013 from 6:45pm to 9pm – St. James Piccadilly Conference Room
Industry Professionals Speakers TBC What are the Slush Pile Turn-Offs ? - How can we make our writing or illustrations stand-out from the rest? What makes an agent, editor or publisher reach for t…
Organized by David Richardson & Sally Poyton : profseries@britishscbwi.org | Type: professional, series
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