I am an award winning children's writer/illustrator who has been giving successful workshops in schools and colleges for many years. I have done longer residency workshops where children have painted story friezes, or created their own picture books. One story The Wishing Eel that I worked on during a residency for Vital Communities has been published by CUP with key stage two pupils illustrations.

For the one-off visit to a school or college I do illustration and story workshops that I adapt according to the age group. I start by showing some of my own original artwork and first rough drawings. I then encourage pupils to be illustrators themselves and work boldly and freely, in the materials provided, to create a place or a character of their own. I leave time at the end of each workshop for group discussion, when pupils can talk about their pictures and see in them the starting point of a story.

Gillian was the RLF Writing Fellow at Kent University and Essex University.

The Emperor's Singing Bird Andre Deutsch, 1974

Prickly Pig Andre Deutsch, 1976

The Carnferry Gang, 1976 Edward Arnold (author Alan Jamieson)

Fly Home McDoo Andre Deutsch, 1979

What's The Time Rory Wolf? Andre Deutsch, 1982

• selected for National Curriculum Reading List for 7 year-old tests

-included in Five-Minute Stories, chosen by Fiona Waters, Kingfisher

Tog The Ribber (author Paul Coltman) Andre Deutsch and Farrar Straus & Giroux 1985

• short-listed for The Smarties Book Award

• Highly Commended in the Kate Greenaway Award, 1985

• an ALSC Book, 1985

• a Notable Children's Trade Book, USA, 1985

-TV:The Book Tower 1985

What Happened To The Picnic? Andre Deutsch, 1986

Witch Watch (author Paul Coltman) Andre Deutsch and Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1989

Cat Flap Andre Deutsch, 1990

Tinker Jim (author Paul Coltman) Andre Deutsch and Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1992

• short-listed for Smarties Book Award, 1992

The Christmas Donkey Scholastic and Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993

Norse Myths (author Kevin Crossley-Holland) Simon & Schuster, 1993.Carlsen, Sweden, 1993

Poems That Go Bump In The Night Simon & Schuster, 1994

The Little White Hen (author Philippa Pearce) Scholastic, 1995

PLR And The Problem Of International English published in the Spring edition of The Author, 1998

Selkie Doubleday and Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1999. Flachs, Denmark, 1999. Korea Dewey, 2000.

• Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award USA 2000

-TV: Tall Tales 2001

Tom Finger Bloomsbury UK, 2001, Bloomsbury US, 2002

Bruna (author Anne Cottringer) Bloomsbury UK, Bloomsbury US, 2003, Bloomsbury Kinderbucher,2004

Mario's Angels (author Mary Arrigan) Frances Lincoln 2006

Ars Graphica Korea 2006

The Land of the Dragon king and Other Korean Stories 2008 Frances Lincoln

The Little White Sprite Plaister Press 2011

Zoe's Boat Plaister Press 2012

We're Going to Build a Dam Plaister Press 2013

Flood Plaister Press 2014

Abbotsweld and Potter Street did their presentations today and they were fabulous. They spoke very highly of you and all the work that you put in. I just wanted to thank you for all that you have done for the schools and for being such a fantastic 'author in residence'. Harlow Education Consortium

It was a real pleasure for all of us to have met and worked with you yesterday! The children and teachers were very inspired by your illustrations and the workshop overall. The work the children produced during your visit was in turn so inspiring Bonneville Primary School Librarian