Melleny is a children’s book illustrator and lives in the South West of England.

She studied at Wolverhampton University, gaining a First Class Honours Degree in Illustration, and has 18 years experience as a secondary school Art Teacher.

She enjoys using different media in her own work, which includes printmaking, painting, collage and working digitally.

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In 2022 Black and British: An Illustrated History (Macmillan Children’s Books) was the overall winner of the Children’s Choice award at the SLA Information Book Awards. 

Melleny is passionate about community and leads a Christian Creative Network. In her free time she loves going for walks, especially by the sea, with her husband and children.