Hayley Wells is an Essex-based illustrator with an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Their work has been shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards, featured on television, and published worldwide.
When they’re not illustrating, Hayley can be found growing vegetables at their allotment or falling over on roller skates.
For commissions or other enquiries please email: hayleywellsillustration@gmail.com
Clients
Hachette, Ladybird, Little White Lies, Affirm Press, Profile Books, Scribble, Pavilion, Dundee Women’s Festival, Chelmsford Museum, Common Threads Press
Awards
World Illustration Awards, Shortlisted 2022
Hiii Illustration Awards 2022
Picture Hooks From Seed to Table, Winner 2020
Press
The Spectacular Suit - Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels, The Guardian, March 2022
The Spectacular Suit - CBeebie Storytime with Phoebe Bridgers at Glastonbury 2022, BBC
The Spectacular Suit - Play School Storytime with Courtney Act, ABC
The Spectacular Suit - Book Trust review
The More Monster - Book Trust review
When I’m Gone - Book Trust review
Moving On Up! - Book Trust review
Sustainability Statement
As an author and illustrator, Hayley has signed the pledge by Publishing Declares to take action on the climate crisis. As part of this, Hayley works to make their own artistic practice as sustainable as possible. Currently, they use recycled and vegan materials wherever possible, avoid unnecessary plastic, and reuse, recycle or compost waste paper. Financially, Hayley uses an ethical bank that does not invest in fossil fuels (nor arms, tobacco, animal testing and other unethical practices). Hayley advocates for positive change in the publishing industry and they are always happy to discuss sustainability when taking on new projects.
As Publishing Declares points out:
“The planet is warming at an unprecedented rate. Habitat loss and deforestation are destroying the biodiversity essential to our very survival. And these changes will disproportionately impact some of the world’s poorest communities…
As readers, storytellers, creators, and educators, we have a unique role to play in the climate crisis. We have a responsibility to use our collective voice to inspire positive change, as we reduce our impact and transform our ways of working. We invite everyone in the UK book and journal industry – from printers and publishers to booksellers and authors – to join us in this effort.”
AI Training Statement
Without in any way limiting the illustrator’s exclusive rights under copyright, any use of images on this website to “train” generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to generate text is expressly prohibited. The illustrator reserves all rights to license uses of this work for generative AI training and development of machine learning models.