Hello!

I'm Em! (they/them)

I make stories and illustrations with heart <3.

My first picturebook, Kip and the Squiggledoodle, came out with Farshore / Harper Collins in May 2025. It’s an adventure story that touches on staying with difficult emotions and handling change.

My second book, The Magic Scarf, comes out with Farshore / Harper Collins on April 9th 2026. It’s a story about finding where you belong and also about dancing. So much dancing!

I love making work that sparks conversations about how we can understand and share our emotions better, and after years working in statistics, have finally found a career where that's actually encouraged!

Originally from the wilds of Shropshire, I now live by the sea, which is a constant source of creative inspiration.

My literary agent is Lorna Hemingway at Darley Anderson Children’s.

I’m on Instagram @em.cosh
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