About me

Based in Hertfordshire, Megan Wilson is an illustrator focused on book covers, children’s illustration and character design. In response to her having always had a huge interest in fiction books, Megan began developing her skill in illustration from a young age in 2012. She has become flexible in a variety of mediums in traditional and can comfortably work digitally too whilst always hitting deadlines. Since completing her degree, Megan has been currently working towards being commissioned to create book covers for clients such as Penguin and is creating a children’s book in her free time with the aim of getting it published, all whilst freelancing. Previous competitions include achieving second place in Royston Arts Young Artist’s Award 2018, Macmillan 2019, Penguin Cover Student Design Award 2020, and she is currently working towards entering Macmillan 2020. Her work has appeared in the Covent Garden Poetry Society cafe exhibition three years running from 2018-2020. Get in touch with Megan via meganwilsonillustration@hotmail.com.

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Projects

• Wind in the Willows - Children's BookFor this project I decided to complete four double-spread pages for a children's book; in this case I chose the well-known story of The Wind in the Willows in which I took four key moments.
• Oops I Dropped It - ZineAn original short risograph zine about unusual items dropped to the bottom of the Thames in London - each item becomes more and more unusual and a final outcome is produced on the river bed! Full zine can be seen on my website meganwilsonillustration.com
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  Book Covers - Penguin Cover Design CompetitionCover designs for Penguin's 2020 Cover Design competition. The three books this year were The Night Manger by John Le Carré, Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian, and A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.

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  Middlesex University, BA IllustrationBA Illustration at Middlesex University is an exciting and informed programme that nurtures creativity and diversity whilst covering all areas of contemporary illustration. Graduates leave fully able to compete and succeed in the illustration industry, having experienced projects focusing on editorial, publishing, children's books, packaging, advertising, graphic novels, printmaking and reportage illustration. Students benefit from guest speakers, staff that are all practicing illustrators, and

Skills

• Drawing
• Adobe Photoshop
• After Effects
• Indesign
• Animation
• Printmaking
• Design
• Illustration
• Children Illustration

Education

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Illustration BA (hons) Middlesex University
Sep 2017London, United Kingdom