Guest Speaker: Deirdre Mcdermot, Publisher from Walker

Today I attended an exciting guest speaker talk from Deirdre Mcdermot who publishes children's picture books at Walker. She was very enthusiastic about her job and it came across whilst talking. She introduced us to a lot of great illustrators that I hadn't heard before, whom she works with, including Chris Haughton, Jon Klassen, Hervre Tullet and Inga Moore to name a few.

Inga Moore

Jon Klassen

Chris Haughton

   Other than that she also gave us a lot of inspiration; some of the main quotes that stuck out to me were as follows:

"Having a good idea is one of the most crucial parts of being an illustrator"

"Every single piece you make is telling a story"

"Think about what you are illustrating, the whole story and world, in order to create the most engaging image"