Harry Woodgate (pronouns: they/them) is an award- winning author and illustrator who has worked with clients including National Book Tokens, Google, The Sunday Times Magazine, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Walker Books, Knights Of, Andersen Press, Bloomsbury, The Washington Post and Penguin Random House. Their debut author-illustrator title, Grandad’s Camper, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize Best Illustrated Book 2022 and a Stonewall Book Award Honor from the American Library Association, as well as being shortlisted for the inaugural Polari Children’s & YA Prize 2022 and nominated for the CILIP Yoto Kate Greenaway Award.
Their other books include Grandad’s Pride, Timid, Little Glow, Shine Like The Stars, My First Baking Book and The Very Merry Murder Club. Harry is passionate about writing and illustrating diverse, inclusive stories that inspire children to be inquisitive, creative, kind and proud of what makes them unique.When they’re not making books, they love writing music, cycling, baking, and exploring independent coffee shops, gardens and bookstores.