About

Associate Professor in Illustration, Nottingham School of Art & Design

Creative Director, Lost Detectives Crime Fiction project, Stage 4, University of St Andrews (2023-)

Board of Directors, Writing East Midlands (2023-)

Visiting Fellow, Girton College, 2021-2022

DYCP Arts Council England grant, 2021

Writer-in-Residence, University of St Andrews, 2021

Contributing Artist, Lost Detectives C19th Crime Fiction project, Stages 1-3, University of St Andrews (2019-2023)

Longlisted, The Mogford Short Story Prize 2018

Winner, World Illustration Awards 2018 (Professional/Research and Knowledge Communication)

Shortlisted, World Illustration Awards 2016 (Professional/Research and Knowledge Communication)

Shortlisted, World Illustration Awards 2015 (New Talent/Research and Knowledge Communication)

Clients include The Guardian, Delayed Gratification: The Slow Journalism Magazine, The House of Illustration, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, New Art Exchange, Nottingham Museums and Galleries, The National Archives, The National Army Museums, and many others, including the Universities of Cambridge, Derby, London (UCL), Nottingham, Nottingham Trent, Southern Universities Network, St Andrews, Warwick.

Speaking appearances include talks and workshops at The Hay Festival, The Byre Theatre, Girton College, and Halifax ALS/ALBW.

Books:

The Russian Detective (Penguin / Jonathan Cape, 2024) - pre-orders available here

Girton Time (Beam Editions, 2023) - orders available here

Original artwork for Girton Time available at Beam Editions

Selected previous books:

Thinking Room (Djanogly Gallery 2017)

Ministry of Women (with Helen Cross; NAM, 2016)

The New Wipers Times (with Helen Cross; 2015)

Agent (book enquiries)

James Spackman at The BKS Agency

Original artwork enquiries to Beam Editions