Brenda Gurr

Brenda is an Australian children’s author. Her work covers picture books, chapter books, educational material and magazine articles and ranges from mystery, humour, adventure and everything in between!

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Brenda is the author of books for children of all ages.

Zinnia is in a competition! Details below. 🍰 P

Zinnia is in a competition! Details below. 🍰

Posted @withregram • @bakingheavenmag WIN 1 of 10 copies of The Fabulous Cakes of Zinnia Jakes: The Super Spy by Brenda Gurr! 🔍

Zinnia’s class is organising a super fun sleepover in the school’s library while their parents are having a spy-themed party in the school hall. They even order a fabulous Zinnia Jakes cake. Everything is going according to plan until the parents set up a spy trap to catch the secret pastry chef…

We have 10 copies of The Fabulous Cakes of Zinnia Jakes: The Super Spy to be won with @newfrontierpublishinguk – the perfect read to keep the little ones occupied this summer! ☀️

Head to the competitions area of our website to enter for your chance to win! 😀

Warners Group Publications Standard Competition Terms and Conditions apply – for more information please head to: warnersgroup.co.uk/competition-terms/

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Love this illustration! I have a soft spot for May

Love this illustration! I have a soft spot for May Gibbs, particularly because she spent part of her childhood in my home town in Western Australia. 💕

Look what I have here! My author copies of Zinnia

Look what I have here! My author copies of Zinnia Jakes Book 3 just arrived on my doorstep. Nothing beats opening a box of your own books! Total author bliss. 😊💕🍰#newfrontierpublishing @newfrontierpublishing #thefabulouscakesofzinniajakes #zinniajakes #authorcopiesareherehooray #juniorfiction #juniorfictionseries #juniorfictionauthor #childrensbooks #childrensbookstagram #newjuniorfiction

We loved doing manuscript and folio assessments fo

We loved doing manuscript and folio assessments for the 2021 CYA Conference! Check out our best tips for writers and illustrators in Red Paper Kite’s upcoming newsletter. Details below. Posted @withregram • @redpaperkite The importance of sketches.
Last weekend, we zoomed into a few lovely folios at the @cyaconference

We talked about key elements in a professional folio; inevitably sketches popped up first in line.

Sketches play an integral part in the early stages of picture book illustration. (You know I much I lOVE them!)

If you are an aspiring picture book illustrator, I would encourage you to add character studies and preliminary sketches to your folio.

It’s a great way to improve your line work, but most importantly show your work flow and ideas - while remaining flexible to feedback.

Want to know more?
Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter as our next edition will cover color studies and our Editor, @brenda.gurr.author will share tips from her manuscripts reviews!

Visit our website and wait for the prompt!
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Featured: sketches by @bianca.pozzi for Daisy and Bear and the very ordinary day by @hayleewriteswords

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