AUTHOR PROFILE

Tony Flowers - Illustrator

Based in Sydney, Australia, Tony is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and artist. His drawings are loved in Japan for their detail and humour, he won an award in the USA for his street chalk art. Tony has obtained his Masters in Visual Communication by assessing the unique way in which picture book illustrations tell a story.

Tony has worked on educational, chapter and picture books. His most highly valued prizes to date have been from the Oshima Picture Book Museum in Toyama, Japan, for his hand made pop-up book Gaijin Holiday and his Short listing in the 2013 Association of Illustrators awards, London for his paper sculpture of the Raven. He continues to work in tradional 2D, 3D sculptural and pop up illustrations.

Web? www.flowersink.com.au Blog? http://tonyflowers.blogspot.com.au

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyFlowersTas

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tony-Flowers/346821335385883?ref=hl

You Tube Videos :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdhgBdypZA8 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAf2bdYTKNs

Publisher? Random House

Festival Organiser? Read Tony's Pitch
Contact email: [email protected]
Contact telephone? M +61 (0)400 126 222

Saurus Street 1: Tyrannosaurus in the Veggie Patch
Text Nick Falk

When Jack wishes for his own Tyannosaurus, he doesn't expect a real live one to turn up in the veggie patch. It's pretty cool, but there's no way he can keep it. It's far too big to hide in the shed, and it's bound to eat one of the neighbours sooner or later.

With the help of local whizz kid Toby, Jack builds a time machine and sends the T-rex back to the dinosaur era. But when Toby, Jackand Charlie the dog get sent back to the Cretaceous period too, there's more than one troublesome Tyrannosaur to deal with. - Read more

Saurus Street 2: A Pterodactyl Stole My Homework
Text Nick Falk
Saurus Street is just like any other street . . . except for the dinosaurs!

What bad luck! Just when Sam's finished his homework a pterodactyl flies through the window and steals it.

Poor Sam. It's the fifth piece of homework he's lost this month. He's got to get it back.

With the help of big brother Nathan, Sam builds a pterodactyl suit and sets off for Saurus Hill. But there's an egg-shaped surprise in store for them up there! - Read more

What the Raven Saw
Text Samantha Ellen-Bound
An unlikely hero. An extraordinary story.

The raven doesn't want you to read his story. What if you find out the location of his treasure? Orworse, what if you learn his secret – that ravens can talk?

But you should read it, even though the raven wants to be left alone. A pesky pigeon, a beady-eyed weatherhen, a ghost boy and a lovestruck scarecrow will make sure this story isn't just about one grumpy raven. With their help, the raven will uncover a thief, sing his own song, and discover there's more to life than being magnificent.

Just promise that you won't steal his treasure. - Read more

Published Work
2013 Saurus Street, series of 6 books for infant and early primary school children, Random House
2012 What the Raven Saw, Random House, cover shortlisted for the AOI awards 2013
2012 To Die For, cover, Random House
2007 Justin’s Well, Pearson Education Australia, Melbourne, Australia.
Maggot, Pearson Education Australia, Melbourne, Australia.
2006 The Crime of the Agent Mariner, Bitter Beat, Sydney, Australia.
2005 The CSFG Gastronomicon, illustrated the story “Fairy Bread”, Edited Stuart Barrow, Speculative Fiction Guild, Canberra, Australia
2004 Dizzy and Friends collection, Steve Parish Publishing, Archerfield, QLD, Australia.
2003 It’s Alive, Anthology, National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Academic Qualifications
2009 Master of Visual Communication, Illustration, University of Tasmania
2006 National Strategic Intelligence Course, Charles Sturt University
1996 Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts, University of Tasmania
1994 Associate Diploma in Fine Arts, University of Tasmania

Awards & Prizes:
2013 Shortlisted in the Association of Illustrators Awards, London, UK: What the Raven Saw
Shortlisted for Speech Pathology Australia’s ‘Book of the Year Awards’ : Saurus St 1: Tyrannosaurs in the Veggie Patch
2011 Notable award, “The Dragon King”, Sarasota Chalk Festival, Sarasota City, United States of America.
2010 Iguchi Bunshu Prize, “Gaijin Holiday”, Oshima International Handmade Picture Book Contest, Oshima Picture Book Museum, Imizu City, Japan.
2006 Commendation, “Peter and the Wolf”, Japanese Society of Illustrators, Tokyo, Japan.
2005 Manichi award, “Splash!”, Oshima International Handmade Picture Book Contest, Oshima Picture Book Museum, Imizu City, Japan.
2004 Commendation, “Molly”, Oshima International Handmade Picture Book Contest, Oshima Picture Book Museum, Imizu City, Japan.
2003 Bronze award, “The 9 lives of Oliver”, Oshima International Handmade Picture Book Contest, Oshima Picture Book Museum, Imizu City, Japan
1995 Deans’ Roll of Excellence, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
2001 May Gibbs mentorship, Mentored by Albert Ullin, May Gibbs Trust, Canberra, Australia

Literary Festival Appearances:
2013 Sydney Writers Festival
Melbourne, Children’s Book Festival
Kograh, Children’s Book Festival
2012 Griffith Reads Festival

Pitch to Publishers & Festival Organisers

Tony is a highly entertaining and engaging presenter. He can talk and demonstrate on a wide variety of literary topics from visual literary, visual narratives, illustration process and techniques. His humour and wit will entertain and amaze, as he creates images for the audience, but don’t blink as some drawings will be finished in under 6 seconds.

Workshop idea would include *(but not limited to), Paper engineering: handmade pop-ups, creating a visual narrative: Writing in pictures, finding the humor in the subtext, composition of a narrative image, cartoon/comic illustration, 3D chalk illusions and paper sculpture as illustration. Tony is also happy to participate in group panel discussion on publishing, current trends and illustrators perspective on literacy, as well as assist will all media interviews.