James Foley<p>Hi everyone! I’ve just started on Mastodon, so time for an <a href="https://aus.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>. </p><p>I’m a children’s writer and illustrator based in Walyaluo / Freo, Western Australia. </p><p>I make <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PictureBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PictureBooks</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ChapterBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChapterBooks</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> / <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GraphicNovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicNovels</span></a>. </p><p>I’ve worked with Fremantle Press, Walker, Penguin, Allen & Unwin and Scholastic. </p><p>My latest book is called Stellarphant ⭐️🐘🚀, published by Fremantle Press in Australia (it’s also available in Turkey and North America).</p><p>I work digitally using <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Photoshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photoshop</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Procreate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Procreate</span></a> .</p><p>I’m a member of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SCBWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCBWI</span></a> , the Australian Society of Authors, and the Children’s Book Council of Australia. </p><p>I’m a husband to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@RenaeHayward" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RenaeHayward</span></a></span> ; we have two cheeky, gorgeous young kids, plus a labrador called Frankie who sheds a cubic ton of fur every three hours.</p><p>I come from a long line of queuing enthusiasts.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/kidlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kidlit</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/kidlitart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kidlitart</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/illustrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustrators</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WriterCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WriterCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IllustratorCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IllustratorCommunity</span></a></p>