Author, Illustrator and Picture Book Maker

I'm Emma Woodthorpe, an illustrator who creates picture books.

I've been drawing all my life and have always had a passion for books - both reading and writing them!

I studied English Literature at University and got a First Class BA (Hons) degree (and an MA in Literature Studies!) from York St John University. I have a lot to thank them for: they always championed and encouraged my thoughts and ideas, and always brought out my very best.

In the meantime I was always being arty and creative and in 2013 I started picking up a pencil again and I haven't looked back since.

I set up my own indie-business in 2017 called Embers and Ink selling my own illustrated products.

In 2020 I created my first rhyming children's picture book all about a special cat called Dave: our own cat Dave!

The image shows Emma Woodthorpe while illustrating the picture Book Our Dave. On her desk, a cat - who is the real-life Dave - watches on. She holds a paint brush up for him to sniff.

These days you'll probably find me in my Sheffield studio, working on all the other picture book ideas that are growing in my notebook or perhaps filming a video for my YouTube channel.