Welcome to the Illo Chat Podcast. Join Olga Herrera and Sunny Duran as they chat about their experiences as children's book illustrators.

Episode 43 A chat with Tara J. Hannon

In this episode, we chat with author and illustrator Tara J. Hannon about her early graphic novel series Birtle. We discussed her process...

Episode 42 How to say Yes when you think you're not ready.

In this episode, Olga and Sunny talk about how to say yes to projects in spite of the fear of failure and imposter syndrome and just do...

Episode 41 Social Media for Illustrators

In this episode, Olga and Sunny talk about the state of social media for illustrators today. How things have changed and where they are...

Episode 40 The Sting of Rejection

In this episode, Olga and Sunny talk about the sting of rejection and how to overcome the feeling of failure. Thank you for listening!...

Episode 39 Three Year Anniversary

Yay! It's Illo Chat's third anniversary! Join Olga and Sunny as they reminisce on how they got here and some of their favorite highlights...

Episode 38 Think Like a Designer

In this episode, Olga and Sunny talk about how thinking like a designer can save you time and edits when creating art for children's...

Episode 37 Should you be an Author or an Illustrator or Both?

In this episode, Olga and Sunny talk about the roles and responsibilities of being an author and an illustrator or wearing the hats of...

Episode 36 Switching Agents

In this episode, Olga and Sunny talk about the steps one can take when switching agents. The use of publisher’s marketplace, and query...

Episode 35 2023 Wrap Up

In this episode, Olga and Sunny recap what happened this year, where they are now, and their plans for the future. They also discuss how...

Episode 34 A chat with Jed Alexander

In this episode, we chat with author, illustrator Jed Alexander about his wordless picture books. We talked about his process for writing...