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A picture of the cover of Where Has All the Cake Gone by Andrew Sanders with the logo for the Children's Book Award by the Federation of Children's Book Groups underneath
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Andrew Sanders – FCBG Children’s Book Award Nominee

Today is a big day for me. It’s the day when I can officially say that I’m not an idiot with crayons sat in my bedroom. I’m not just some muppet who doesn’t know when to quit. I’m not just a whimsey merchant, pedalling picture-booky nonsense to all and sundry. Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 3 months ago
Andrew Sanders with a shop assistant named Isla at the Whitby Bookshop
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The Whitby Bookshop

  There’s one very important thing every author needs to know if they’re going to do a book signing. It’s incredibly important. Super duper important. And that is the answer to “Where the heck is the bookshop?” You see, as a breed, authors are not always the most intelligent of Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 5 months4th January 2023 ago
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Learn to Draw… Giant Food & Tiny People

Avast me Hearties! Drawing Pirates & Pirate Ships Last week (2020-05-13) in our livestream session we had an absolutely fantastic time drawing pirate ships on the high seas! I love drawing curvy waves and old wooden ships – there’s just something about that which never stops being fun – even Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 3 years20th May 2020 ago
And Another Thing...

How Brexit is actually a GOOD idea…

How Brexit is actually a GOOD idea…

By shortandsmiley, 4 years2nd November 2019 ago
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Build a font or Invade Russia During Winter?

Your latest picture book work is done. Your agent is at the Bologna Book Festival promoting your stuff. You’ve finished all but one of your Cadburys Creme Eggs, and you’re idly browsing fonts on www.dafont.com. “That looks easy! I can do that,” you think. After all, building a font is Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 4 years14th April 2019 ago
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JVenn Young Writers Awards Ceremony

  I am fantastically excited to announce that this Thursday (28th February) I’ll be presenting Awards to a bunch of talented young folk at the JVenn Young Writers Awards Ceremony. The long and the short of it is that the JVenn Foundation is a fantastic organisation that helps lots of Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 4 years26th February 2019 ago
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