Welcome!
I'm Alice — author, editor and slightly obsessive reader of children's books. I've written more than 40 books for kids, about everything from art to outer space. I love creating fun, thoughtful books that make big ideas feel really exciting and easy to understand.
Without doubt, it is a very good thing that there are bright lights out there like Alice Harman, the book’s inventive writer.
Alice Harman cleverly invites children to look at art in different ways … Encouraging curiosity, she turns art history into an adventure.
Longlisted author for Best Book with Facts, for Who Do You Think You Are? (Wide Eyed, 2020, illustrated by Blok Magnaye)
![Are you a Society of Authors member? 📚✨
If so, please head to the link in my bio and vote for me to join the CWIG (Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group) Committee! Voting ends tomorrow and it only takes a minute. Thank you so much!
Tragically I don’t have ‘I Voted’ stickers but if you let me know you did (whether it’s for me or not!) I’ll DM you an excellent GIF 😄
Here’s my candidate statement in full:
As children’s authors, we have a responsibility to create books worthy of kids’ time and attention. But we also have a responsibility to look out for each other. It’s not easy being a children’s author, especially at a time when so much is asked of you – often for so little financial return.
I want to join the CWIG Committee because I believe in its power to bring authors together, to share knowledge and create change while giving us all some much-needed solidarity.
I have 12 years’ experience as a children’s non-fiction author and editor. I started out as an author the way many of us do: head down in my writing, totally overwhelmed by anything author-related beyond the page.
Over the past few years I’ve connected with other authors, learned about our industry and the issues affecting it, braved social media and begun sharing my knowledge with others.
And although it’s sometimes been hard, I’m a better writer and happier person for it. What I bring to the CWIG Committee is this experience and understanding of what so many authors need, and the drive to help all members feel part of a friendly, welcoming and collaborative community.
Our collective energy for campaigning can be so powerful, such a force of good for children – and if we listen, learn and support each other, we’ll be so much stronger.
As a neurodiverse author with ADHD, I also bring a different perspective on writing that still isn’t often properly understood or discussed.
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