About

Sophie Burrows is an award winning British writer, illustrator and comics creator. Inspired by the everyday, she loves to tell stories which explore themes of human behaviour, mental health and relationships. In 2019 she graduated from the MA in Children’s Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art, and subsequently won Student Illustrator of the Year 2019 at the V&A Illustration Awards.

Her first picture book as writer/illustrator, Ig Pig and Og Frog! was released in 2020, and her debut graphic novel, Crushing, publishes in November 2021. Alongside her illustration, Sophie is also an associate lecturer on the MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art.

Sophie is represented by Claire Cartey at Holroyde Cartey. For all book enquiries please contact claire@holroydecartey.com

Please note: the shop is temporarily closed while Sophie is on parental leave.

Awards and Exhibitions

V&A Illustration Awards, Student Illustrator of the Year 2019

Work exhibited at the V&A Museum from Friday, 17 May – Sunday, 25 August 2019 (Gallery 88A)

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust; QEST Bendicks Scholar 2018

Batsford Prize 2018; Runner up, Illustration 

Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2017, Selected.

Macmillan Prize 2011; Highly Commended

Selected Clients:

David Fickling Books

Sterling Publishing

Maverick Books

HarperCollins

Thomas Nelson

Barrington Stoke

Miles Kelly

Kalimat Books