I’m a multi-disciplined content producer and storyteller; a magazine and book editor, illustrator and writer.

I explore tactile and tangible forms of design through wearable art, print textiles and book illustrations; including a series of illustrations for a children’s book about a greyhound named Baz, who is wise beyond measure and has a few life lessons to teach us all.

Gemma Pullar, a Melbourne-based author and illustrator with a background in art and education.

My picture books explore big ideas for children through imagination, humour, and texture. Influenced by Eastern traditions, science, and parenthood, I create acrylic gouache illustrations inspired by artists like Carson Ellis and Shinsuke Yoshitake.

Websites: www.gemmapullar.com

Instagram: @gemmapullarart

Jessica Martinez is an illustrator and author based in the beautiful Macedon Ranges, Victoria. Passionate about children’s picture books, she creates mixed-media collage illustrations using gouache, lead pencils and Photoshop. Her work explores stories that inspire connection, community and emotional growth in both children and adults.

Website: www.jessicamartinez.net

Instagram: @jessicamartinezillustraton

Julie is a French-Australian illustrator based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, where she lives with her husband and two daughters.

Inspired by her children and her love of nature, Julie creates vibrant and whimsical illustrations using watercolour, acrylic paint and coloured pencil.

Website: www.juliespencerillu.myportfolio.com

Instagram: @juliespencer.illustration

Michelle Conn is a children’s book author and illustrator based on Wadawurrung Country, Victoria. She was shortlisted for the CBCA New Illustrator Award in 2024 for Raised by Moths.

Published in Australia and internationally, she has worked with major publishers on picture books, junior fiction and book cover design.

Website: www.michelleconnillustration.com

Instagram: @michelleconn_illustration

Tilda Joy is a Canberra-based illustrator who plays across traditional and digital mediums. With a background in design and environmental science, she loves exploring texture, colour and nature.

She won the 2023 CYA aspiring illustrator competition, and is currently working as the mural illustrator for Questacon’s new children’s space.

Website: www.tildajoy.com

Instagram: @tilda.joy