Tania McCartney

If she could, Tania McCartney would live inside a book, and as an author, illustrator and editor – she kind of already does. Tania has over 30 years’ experience in books, magazines and publishing, and has over 50 books in print or production. In 2013, she reconnected with her love of illustration, and has gone on to produce several illustrated maps and books, including Mamie, a picture book on the life of May Gibbs (HarperCollins), Fauna (National Library Publishing), I Heart the World (Hardie Grant Travel) and junior fiction series Evie and Pog (HarperCollins). The founder of Kids’ Book Review and The Happy Book podcast, Tania has received various awards including several CBCA Notable books, the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award for Australia/New Zealand, and the CBCA Laurie Copping Award for Distinguished Service to Children’s Literature. An ambassador for the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge (ACT), she is a fierce advocate for juvenile literacy. Tania has lived in France, England and China, and currently lives in Canberra with her family, a forest of artwork and a mountain of books.