Biography

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Ian Morris is a passionate Illustrator with an authentic voice and is a Lecturer at Manchester School Of Art on the Illustration with Animation course. Ian's debut picture book 'The Library Book' was longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2022, nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Illustration Medal 2023 and also endorsed 'Glorious' by Chris Riddell. Ian is currently illustrating several new books and developing his own creative writing endeavours.

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Clients

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Harper Collins, Thames & Hudson, Quarto, Firefly Press, Otter-Barry Books,

Stories of Care, Bloomsbury, BBC History Magazine,

Prospect Magazine, The National Literacy Trust & Manchester Libraries.

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Achievements & Acknowledgements

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UK - Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 for We Are Family

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UK - Shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award 2025 for We Are Family

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UK - Shortlisted for Stockport Children's Book Award 2025 for We Are Family

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UK - Selected for National Poetry Day 2024 for Red Sky at Night, Poet's Delight

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UK - Selected for the Summer Reading Challenge 2024 for Red Sky at Night, Poet's Delight

 

UK - Nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Illustration Medal 2023 for my debut picture book ‘The Library Book’.

 

UK - Longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2022 for my debut picture book ‘The Library Book’ The Klaus Flugge           Prize is a prestigious award celebrating newcomers to picture book illustration.

 

UK - Shortlisted for the Portsmouth Library Award 2023 for my debut picture book ‘The Library Book’.

 

UK - Longlisted for the UK SLA Information Book Awards 2023 for ‘Every Word Tells A Story’

 

UK - Winner of the Children’s Literature Book Festival Awards 2023 in the Illustrated Younger Reader for ‘Alfie’s             First Fight’

 

UK - Acknowledged by the Association of Illustrators in their Top 10 Upcoming Image Makers 2017

 

USA - Gold IPPY Award for Children’s Picture Books (7 & Under) for my debut picture book ‘The Library Book’.