Mikey Please – Words and Pictures and Stories

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Join us for an evening with Mikey Please discussing the power of words and pictures, and his newest creation, Cave Downwind of the Café.

University of the Arts Camberwell College of Arts

In person event hosted by Camberwell College of Art, in partnership with the Association of Illustrators and HarperCollins Children’s Books. Join us for an evening with Mikey Please discussing the power of words and pictures, and his newest creation, Cave Downwind of the Café. Mikey Please’s talk will be followed by a Q&amp;A with the audience and an opportunity to have your book signed. Mikey Please is a BAFTA award-winning and OSCAR nominated animation director and writer based in London. He is an alumnus of Wimbledon School of Art, the Royal College of Art and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Mikey was named overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2025 for his funny and immersive picture book The Café at the Edge of the Woods. He has also written and illustrated the Times Bestselling adult novel, The Expanded Earth, published in April 2025.Find out more <a href="https://www.mikeyplease.co.uk/" title="https://www.mikeyplease.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">mikeyplease.co.uk</a>Follow<a href="https://www.instagram.com/theaoi/" title="https://www.instagram.com/theaoi/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikeyplease/" title="https://www.instagram.com/mikeyplease/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@mikeyplease</a>Photo credit: Karni ArieliDiscounted tickets available for AOI members and Camberwell College of Art Illustration students. About the AOIThe AOI, a not-for-profit membership organisation, is the UK’s leading illustration body, championing the industry and illustrators at every stage of their career through <a href="https://theaoi.com/resources/helpdesk" title="https://theaoi.com/resources/helpdesk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">1-1 support &amp; advice</a>, a wealth of <a href="https://theaoi.com/resources/" title="https://theaoi.com/resources/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">business resources</a>, <a href="https://theaoi.com/campaigning/" title="https://theaoi.com/campaigning/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">campaigning</a>, <a href="https://theaoi.com/events/" title="https://theaoi.com/events/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">events</a> and the <a href="https://theaoi.com/world-illustration-awards/" title="https://theaoi.com/world-illustration-awards/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">World Illustration Awards.</a>Find out more <a href="https://theaoi.com/" title="https://theaoi.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">theaoi.com</a>Follow<a href="https://www.instagram.com/theaoi/" title="https://www.instagram.com/theaoi/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> @theaoi</a> About Harper CollinsWith a history stretching back over 200 years, HarperCollins is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world. HarperCollins UK, publish around 1,500 books a year for readers of all ages and interests.Find out more <a href="https://harpercollins.co.uk/" title="https://harpercollins.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">harpercollins.co.uk</a>Follow<a href="https://www.instagram.com/harpercollinsuk/" title="https://www.instagram.com/harpercollinsuk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> @harpercollinsuk</a>

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