Briony Stewart talks to Cheryl about her artistic journey, the role of creativity in storytelling, and the special place children’s literature holds in shaping young minds. Her latest book, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy (And Some Things You Didn’t), is out now.

Authors on Authors

Born in Perth, Western Australia, Briony Stewart is the internationally published author and illustrator of several award-winning books for children.

At seventeen, Briony received a scholarship from the Art Gallery of Western Australia towards studying a double-degree in Fine Art and Creative Writing at Curtin University. After graduating she published her first book, Kumiko and the Dragon, which went on to win an Aurealis award for Children’s short fiction.

In 2012, Briony completed a 9-month creative development fellowship in the U.K after being selected by the British Council as one of five young, Australian artists excelling in their creative field. Since then, Briony Stewart has published numerous successful titles. Most notably her book ‘We Love You Magoo’ was selected as a CBCA Early Childhood Honour Book for 2020.

Passionate about fostering creativity in Australian children, Briony now lectures on children’s literature at university and conducts talks and workshops with children across Australia.  She curently lives and works as an author and illustrator in Fremantle, amidst the chaos of two cheeky toddlers, a plant-mad husband and a very silly dog.