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Paul Howard

As an illustrator, I aim to bring a new dimension to the role through promoting visual literacy as an alternative, accessible gateway for students and children of all literacy levels to engage in, building enough confidence in them to read and create their own stories. The fellowship will also enable me to take my story-building workshops to schools, which, for whatever reason, have never experienced an author or illustrator visit before, endeavour to seek creative inspiration outside of the classroom and shine a light on the incredibly rich heritage of children's literature we have here. Paul Howard
Children's Writing Fellow NI (2021-23)

Schools, libraries, and young readers and writers

School visits and Workshops

Invite Paul to your school or library, to talk about being a writer and illustrator and perhaps even demonstrate how to draw some of his best-loved characters. Find out more...

Tiny Masterclasses

Younger readers and writers might enjoy some of our Tiny Masterclasses, made in collaboration with Fighting Words NI. Find out more...

News from our Children's Writing Fellow

“Howard, who has vowed to make literature more accessible to youngsters, follows in the footsteps of previous fellows Myra Zepf and Kelly McCaughrain."

“It is not just children of school age who will benefit from this appointment: [Queen's University's] own students will learn much from, and be inspired by, his vast creative knowledge and wealth of experience.”

The Burpee Bears by Joe Wicks, illustrated by Paul Howard, was published in September 2021 by Harper Collins Children's Books. 

With his decades of experience as an author and illustrator of children’s books, Paul knows exactly how to connect with young people in the classroom and beyond, firing their imaginations and encouraging them in their own reading and writing. Catherine Heaney
Speaking of Paul Howard, current Children's Writing Fellow NI
Paul Howard (2021-23)

Paul Howard is an award-winning children’s author and illustrator, best known for illustrating Jill Tomlinson’s classic The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark and The Burpee Bears, a new picture book series from Joe Wicks. He has collaborated with some of the greats of children’s literature such as Allan Ahlberg, Michael Rosen, Anne Fine, Trish Cooke, Martin Waddell and John Boyne, and won numerous awards including a Blue Peter Award for The Bravest Ever Bear and The Primary English Award for The Year in the City. He publishes his own young fiction and picture books, most recently 1,2, BOO! for Bloomsbury.


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