Studiomate Steve

Steven Lenton

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Illustrator Steven Lenton chats to fellow illustrator's about their work, career, process, inspirations and life.

09/08/2025

Episode 33: Sheena Dempsey

The brilliantly talented Sheena chats all things Pablo and Splash with insights into her work ethic and graphic novel-creating process. She reveals that she is a cricketer and also has a dog called Jeremy! We have some wonderful book recommendations and a couple of interesting peeves to discuss too!

1 hr
08/22/2025

Episode 32: Lu Fraser & Kate Hindley

Powerhouse pairing Lu & Kate talk about their new book 'The Busiest Beaver' so of course, expect a lot of giggles and fun! They suggest two cracking books and are generally awesome.

1h 9m
08/15/2025

Episode 31: Sarah Tagholm

Effervescent author Sarah chats about all her latest books including 'Brenda's Revenge' and recommends two wonderful books. This episode also features the first 'Steve's Peeves' segment where we have a minor gripe about something/anything!

1h 18m
11/11/2024

Episode 30: Mikey Please

Mikey has created and directed myriad, beautiful animation projects and has now entered the world of children's picture books with his gorgeous debut 'The Cafe At The Edge Of The Woods' which we discuss, along with his work with Aardman, his views on AI and our current favourite books.

53 min
08/12/2024

Episode 29: Paul Black

Paul is the PR and Brand Director at Andersen Press and chats to me about the role of a publicist within the children's book industry. We delve into brilliant books and also Vanderpump Rules, Love Is Blind and Below Deck - we love a bit of telly! Fun and informative, Paul is an excellent guest!

1h 13m
08/01/2024

Episode 28: Jamie Smart

Comic book creator extraordinaire Jamie, best-known for Bunny V's Monkey and numerous The Phoenix characters, chats about his life/work balance and his earlier career working on The Dandy and a naturist publication amongst others! Also his penchant for gardening and his choice of books for the Studiomate Steve Suggests segment!

1h 1m
07/21/2024

Episode 27: Rachel Morrisroe

Author extraordinaire Rachel talks about her upcoming picture book, young fiction AND middle grade titles plus her opinions on public events and the north/south divide in publishing.

53 min
03/04/2024

Episode 26: Nadia Shireen

Nadia chats about her early career as a magazine sub-editor, her switch to children's books, Grimwood 3 and lemon curd!

1h 21m

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Illustrator Steven Lenton chats to fellow illustrator's about their work, career, process, inspirations and life.

Creator

Steven Lenton
Years Active

2022 - 2025
Episodes

35
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Steven Lenton
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Studiomate Steve