Lauren Sharples is an award-winning UK-based children's book author & Illustrator.

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Awards & Accolades

  • 2026, Thames & Hudson ‘Paper Bird Illustration Award’ - Longlist 
  • 2025, iJungle Illustration Awards - Merit Award Winner
  • 2025, Picture This! Walker Books - Winner 
  • 2025, The Macmillan Prize for Illustration - Highly commended
  • 2025, World Illustration Awards - Longlist
  • 2025, Picture Hooks Mentee, Mentored by Francis Martin
  • 2024, iJungle Illustration Awards - Merit Award Winner
  • 2024, World Illustration Awards - Shortlist
  • 2024, Black Shuck Festival exhibition -  Winner
  • 2022, Penguin Cover Design Award - Shortlist

Exhibitions

  • 2025, Picture Hooks Emerging Illustrators Exhibition, Edinburgh 
  • 2025, Shanghai Illustration Town “Imaginary Friends” exhibition, Shanghai, China
  • 2025, Black Shuck Festival exhibition, Bungay, UK
  • 2025, Bologna Children’s Book Fair - Cambridge School of Art Stand, Bologna, Italy
  • 2025, MA Children’s Book Illustration Graduation Show, London, UK
  • 2024, Black Shuck Festival exhibition, Bungay, UK
  • 2022, Penguin Cover Design Exhibition, London, UK