Kidlit Illustrator/Author based in Newcastle UK. SCBWI & SOA member. FAB Prize 2017 winner. Rep'd by Ash Literary. Picture book - In Our Hands, Jhalak Prize shortlisted & Little Rebel Awards longlisted.https://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3lknrmntsfs24One of my fave times of the year - the announcement of the Jhalak Prize longlist. I'm going to have to add some of these to my ever-growing reading list 😍. Glad to see Flower Block on there too, a wonderful picture book!18 Mar 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknrmntsfs24https://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3lkdbhl6uns2yNot long now until my character design workshop at the legendary Seven Stories - National Centre for Children's Books. Can't wait for this! If you'd like to book a free place visit: https://sevenstories.org.uk/event/character-design-workshop-with-illustrator-lucy-farfort/14 Mar 2025 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdbhl6uns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3lkas6lnckk24The weather doesn't quite know what to do at the moment, not in Newcastle anyway. It's been ages since I've posted as I'm struggling to find time for social media & the will to rebuild the community lost on Twitter. But here's a mock storybook cover to celebrate that spring is breaking through.13 Mar 2025 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkas6lnckk24https://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3ligubxsjzk2pAnother event incoming, back at one of my fave places... https://sevenstories.org.uk/event/character-design-workshop-with-illustrator-lucy-farfort/18 Feb 2025 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3ligubxsjzk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3lhdo72aq3s2pAt the end of May I'll be running a 6 week picture book making course with New Writing North. Perfect for people looking to write and illustrate a picture book but don't know where to begin. Can't wait to get stuck into this! For info pls visit the link below: https://newwritingnorth.com/event/start-making-picture-books-writing-and-illustrating-workshops-at-newcastle-city-library/04 Feb 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhdo72aq3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3lgaju6eguk22Feels a bit early to start talking about #WorldBookDay, but I'm gonna anyway 😆. Super excited for this WBD 2025 weekend event, at the beautiful Ormesby Hall in Middlesbrough.21 Jan 2025 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgaju6eguk22https://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3lfwilqe73c22A powerful read. Congratulations both. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwilqe73c22https://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3lfwhj4rxpk22To celebrate 1 more year around the big, orange space-ball, I'm hoppin aboard the good ship BlueSky. Ahoy mateys! Been awol from socials, as these past few months have been a mission. Just hope the house gods will be good to me today & our electrics downstairs will finally be fixed. Livin the dream!17 Jan 2025 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwhj4rxpk22https://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3kb3btgia6w2qTomorrow is #LetFreedomReadDay! Let's fight fascism together ✊🏾🌈💚 📚06 Oct 2023 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb3btgia6w2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3kb3am3m4fj2lSince getting some good work news recently, I treated myself to 📚 by author/illustrator friends. It's a huge privilege to be able to buy books in this way, & when I get the chance it's lovely to be able to support fellow creatives. (N.B. Pic book is: You, Me & the Whole Wide World, Bridget Marzo)📚👀06 Oct 2023 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb3am3m4fj2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3kavye7ji6g2c📚👀 This Saturday i'll be in Tate Britain and Tate Modern, reading from my book and doing a creative workshop: - 2pm in Tate Britain Story Space (BSL interpreted). - 4.30 in Tate Modern Turbine shop. Both free, drop-in sessions. 📚❤️ tinyurl.com/yc2m92km04 Oct 2023 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3kavye7ji6g2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3katkc37bi32xLearnt something new today. Apparently if you tag things with 📚❤️ or 📚👀, it gets put under a book related feed on here. Who knew!03 Oct 2023 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3katkc37bi32xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3kajenrghtb2mSharing a piece on here from the arsEdition book 'So leben wir – und wie lebst du?', to cheer up a grey Friday morning. This is Tamara with her biological dad, stood next to her foster parents houseboat. #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #kidlit29 Sep 2023 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3kajenrghtb2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3kah4go7uyz24Ooo this is very handy to know! 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2023 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3kah4go7uyz24https://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3ka7e7et6m22cLooking forward to connecting with more folks here. Seems just like Twitter which is great, as it means not having to decipher yet another platform! Thanks to those who've linked with me. Here's some pics of families for the book 'so leben wir und wie lebst du?', that nicely illustrate connection.25 Sep 2023 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3ka7e7et6m22chttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3ka5eaetauw2c@jjshippen.bsky.social Thanks for the invite code Jenny! I probably don't need to tell you this but...it worked 😁24 Sep 2023 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3ka5eaetauw2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyfarfort.bsky.social/post/3ka3bkwwpoh2wHello 👋 Thought i'd do an intro post as it's my 1st. I'm Lucy an illustrator-author, whose finally gathered the motivation to get myself over here before Twitter (or whatever), completely implodes. Here's some of my illustration work. Writing-wise i mostly do pb but am attempting longer fiction too.23 Sep 2023 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:raq7vs2oiabk6awwo5jicnus/app.bsky.feed.post/3ka3bkwwpoh2w