I was born in Leicester in 1973 and from a young age showed great promise as a writer. I wrote my first story soon after my family moved to South Wales, which is a place steeped in magic and myth. I decided to write the story in red crayon all over the living room wall. It was warmly received by my mum and dad. In fact I can still remember seeing the tears of joy in the eyes of my mum when she walked into the room and saw what I had done.

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I’m Jade, an illustrator living in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2018, I left my job of seven years as a staff children’s apparel artist to freelance full-time. My work can be found in books, apparel, advertising and licensing, with clients from Hallmark to the ACLU. I live in the ‘burbs with my husband, three cats, and a Greyhound named Petra. When I’m not not illustrating, you can usually find me curled up with my pets and a really good book.

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