Harriet Birkinshaw

With nearly 15 years in children’s illustrated publishing, Harriet began at Andersen Press working with illustrators including Michael Foreman and David McKee. She moved to the then fledgling Flying Eye Books, building its editorial department and eventually becoming Publisher. She played a pivotal role in shaping the publisher’s distinctive catalogue, editing and publishing numerous award-winning and internationally bestselling illustrators, including Joe Todd Stanton, William Grill, Frenci Sanna, Emily Hughes, Simona Ciraolo, Sandra Dieckmann and Lisk Feng. 

• A bookshop that I love: Mundo Azul Children’s Bookshop, Berlin.  

• A book that I love: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.  

• A fun fact about me: After moving to Berlin in 2018, I found myself living near the historic Tempelhof Airport, which has been transformed into Tempelhofer Feld, one of the largest urban open spaces in the world. I love cycling, picnicking and reading beside the vast, open runways where planes once landed.