Paula is a freelance illustrator, writer and proofreader. She posts her comics, work in progress and other creative content here. Some of her work is about miscarriage.
She’s currently working on a graphic memoir for Myriad Editions, which was shortlisted in their First Fictions First Graphic Novel competition in 2012. It’s due out in 2015. She also coordinates the bi-annual meeting of Bristol Laydeez do Comics.
Her illustration work has included greetings cards, editorial and children’s books, with over 300 cards and 60 books illustrated. In recent years she has turned her hand to writing, and her first two children’s picture books as author were published in October 2012. She is represented by Lauren Holowaty at Bright Literary Agency.
Her very first work in print appeared when she was thirteen, in Jackie magazine, 1984. It was a drawing of Jon Moss from Culture Club, printed on the letters page (left).
Interests include music, reading (esp. graphic novels), art exhibitions, cycling, walking and growing trees from seed. She plays electric bass, and violin, occasionally contributing to friends’ bands recordings. One or two of her songs made brief appearances on the airwaves of ‘fabulous Radio 1′ on John Peel’s show in the late 90s.
