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Writtle University College and ARU have merged. Writtle’s full range of college, degree, postgraduate and short courses will still be delivered on the Writtle campus. See our guide to finding Writtle information on this site.
Students on our MA Children’s Book Illustration course undertake their own book illustration projects, developing their visual vocabulary with support from our team of internationally-recognised illustrators, writers and publishers.
The first course of its kind in the UK, our graduates consistently achieve success as published illustrators and award winners.
See work by graduating students 2020-2023 on our PastPresent showcase.
Katie Winter
Winner of the Searle Award for Creativity 2019
Tom Smith
Runner-up, Searle Award for Creativity 2019
Beatriz Lostalé Seijo
The Odyssey, winner of the V&A Student Illustrator of the Year Award 2017
Beatriz Lostalé Seijo
Panels 1 and 2 from The Odyssey
Beatriz Lostalé Seijo
Panels 9 and 10 from The Odyssey
Maisie Shearring
Illustration from the Spanish edition of The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde. (Reproduced by permission of publisher, Ediciones SM, Madrid)
Maisie Shearring
Dan Ungureanu
Dave Barrow
Jules Bentley, Macmillan Prize Winner 2013
Li-Wen Chu
Maria Costa
