Gill Smith is a Liverpool-based writer and illustrator. She has worked collaboratively with storytellers, musicians, writers, theatre companies and educational organisations in the exploration of storytelling. She has a BA in Literature, a BA in Graphic Arts & Illustration, a PGCE and an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. She is one of the winners of Walker Books Picture This 2019 competition

She illustrated Victoria Hislop's Maria's Island (Walker Books 2021), Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly (Walker Books 2022), David Almond's A Way to the Stars (Candlewick Press, 2023)and Robin Burrow and Kevin Sinfield With You Every Step (Pan MacMillan, 2023).

She is represented by HolroydeCartey. She is the author and illustrator of The Wilful Thing which is represented by the Isabel Brittain Literature and Arts Consultancy.

https://www.gillsmithillustration.com/