James Foley - Drawing on Inspiration

James Foley is a writer, illustrator and cartoonist who started his career in primary school drawing cartoons for the school newspaper. He is now an award-winning children’s books creator with a growing collection of picture books, middle grade novels and graphic novels to add to his author-illustrator bookshelf. His favourite part of the job is presenting workshops at schools and libraries around the country.

In this episode of Not the Plot James chats with host Teena Raffa-Mulligan about his path to becoming an author/illustrator and how he balances the demands of family life and a busy speaking calendar with making space to create new work. He also highlights the importance of taking a playful, experimental approach to creativity and offers some helpful advice to aspiring illustrators.

You can find out more about James’ books and school presentations on his website at 

https://jamesfoley.com.au 

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