Traditionally published children's book illustrators on Substack

Last updated August 26, 2023

Jun 11, 2023

Last updated July 29, 2023. Also see my list of middle grade authors on Substack!

Here is a list of children’s book illustrators who work with PAL publishers I’ve found on Substack so far. I started keeping it mainly for my own records but am sharing it in case others are interested. Update June 13, 2023: HarperCollins art director, Jeanne Hogle, told me she loves my list of children’s book illustrators!

If you’re not on this list and think you should be, please comment with:
1. your Substack personal link
2. ONE link where people can easily find a list of your children’s books.
👉🏼Again, this list is solely for those who work with PAL publishers.👈🏼

I also didn’t add some illustrators because I couldn’t easily find a list of books they’ve illustrated - please include a link to a page where people can easily browse your children’s books (so we don’t have to go searching, thanks). [Edited: June 13, 2023 - I notice that a couple of the names on this list have not yet posted, so from now on, I’ll only be adding those who have made at least one post on Substack.]

If you aren’t taggable, I will list ONE of your newsletters; I’m opting for personal links since some of you have multiple newsletters. 🙂 Also, an unrelated tip: make sure your NAME is included in the first paragraph of your About page on Substack - I keep coming across newsletters where I have to search for the full name of the creator. I also recommend including a byline on posts, in case people read issues out of context.

I have nothing against indie publishing or publishers not on the PAL list, but I lack the time to maintain a list of indie-published illustrators or research non-PAL publishers. If you are maintaining this kind of list, please post the link in the comments. Also see Melissa-Jane Fogarty’s more general list of kidlit creators and kidlit supporters on Substack.

If you know of a traditionally published children’s book illustrator who is active on Substack, please do post in the comments - thanks!

Note: Names marked with an asterisk* = Added most recently.

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