Media and Collaborations
I’m a children’s book illustrator and author based in the Hunter Valley, working traditionally in watercolour and pencil. I love creating whimsical worlds full of warmth, wonder, and movement.
I love connecting with the kidlit community through interviews, panels, workshops, critique, and creative projects. For speaking or media enquiries, please get in touch.
2025 Featured interview, Kids Book Review: Meet the Illustrator
2025 Facilitator, Kids Lit Maitland picture book critique group (Hunter Writers Centre)
2024 Exhibitor, Elemental Lighthouse Gallery Exhibition
2023 NSW Parliament Community Recognition Statement
2023 Winner, New England Illustration Prize for Children’s Picture Book Publishing
2022 Shortlisted, Design Canberra Journaling Challenge
Highlights
Kids Book Review, Meet the Illustrator (May 2025).
A behind-the-scenes chat about my process, materials, and studio space.
Link: http://www.kids-bookreview.com/2025/05/meet-illustrator-elizabeth-misek.html
Kids Lit Maitland, Hunter Writers Centre (2025).
I facilitated a monthly picture book critique group for writers and illustrators, focused on supportive, practical feedback and craft growth. This chapter has now wrapped up, and I’m proud of what we built together.
Elemental, Lighthouse Gallery Exhibition (2024).
Selected work exhibited as part of Elemental, celebrating imagination, community, and storytelling through art.
Winner, 2023 New England Illustration Prize for Children’s Picture Book Publishing.
Awarded First Prize for my illustration created for the theme Dreaming is a Super Power.
NSW Parliament Community Recognition Statement (29 November 2023).
A special recognition celebrating my New England Illustration Prize win and the work behind it.
Shortlisted, 2022 Design Canberra Journaling Challenge.
A joyful creative challenge that became an important turning point in my illustration journey.