Katie Harper

Children's book author & Illustrator

Please bear with me, this site is a work in progress.

About

Hi! I'm Katie and I'm a children's book author & illustrator. I live in South Wales with one amazing partner, two gorgeous children and stinky greyhound (love you really Billy!).
I've always been in the 'making-things-look-pretty' industry but since having my two girls I discovered a real passion for children's literature. I love finding new books to read them and often find myself thinking in rhyme, all the time. (Terrible Mum joke!)
I started my writing journey accidentally - I wanted to find a book about giving up dummies for my eldest. She really isn't a fairy kind of girl and I couldn't find any books that would have been suitable for my dinosaur loving child. So I wrote my own. I showed a handful of friends and family and was really surprised when every one of them said how good it was! (This is where I hope they weren't just being nice!) I really enjoyed the process of writing it so started to write more, and the rest is history!I'm looking for representation so if you are a literary agent please do get in touch!

Contact

Please get in touch!
I am currently unrepresented and would love to talk to literary agents and publishers.

[email protected]

Portfolio

A sneaky peak at my debut children's picture book as both author and illustrator.Harriet is a girl who loves her dummy. One night she gets a visitor from a strange creature that looks like a dog-cat-dino mix. He is collecting dummies for his kind and in return he'll give you something special.
Will Harriet give up her dummy? What will she choose as her prize? Find out soon!

By Katie Edwards
(156 words)
Inspired by Photo #10, Credit: Unsplash via Ján Jakub Naništa

The late evening walks that I take with my dad,
are the most treasured part of my day.
Wrapped in warm coats, with long plodding steps,
we march down the old beaten way.Past welcoming homes with their rooms all aglow,
peering inside as I pee.
If curtains are drawn, and the lights are turned on,
a wonderful world we might see.A man making dinner—his chef's finger kiss.
A mum tucking in her small child.
A ginger cat stretching, enjoying its bed.
A teen dancing, carefree and wild.One moment we linger (a warm black sack later).
A woman, she knits in her chair.
She sets down her needles and grins out the window,
as if she can tell we are there.A creaking red door, a familiar scent.
Then a pat on my head and a treat.
A new-knitted blanket, a scratch from my Ma.
I curl up and sleep at her feet.