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

Episode 28 Interview with Author Vicki Johnson and Illustrator Gillian Reid

In this episode, we chat with Vicki Johnson the author of Molly's Tuxedo, and Gillian Reid the illustrator.

Episode 27 Marketing

In this episode Olga talks about everything she is doing for marketing as an author, illustrator. How she is preparing for her upcoming...

Episode 26 Interview with Author, Illustrator Lenny Wen

In this episode we chat with author, illustrator Lenny Wen about her debut picture book Spicy Spicy Hot. We talked about her perseverance...

Episode 25 Interview with Author Pat Tanumihardja and Illustrator Shiho Pate

In this episode we chat with Pat Tanumihardja the author of Ramen for Everyone and Shiho Pate the illustrator that worked on this...

Episode 24 Listener Questions

In this episode we answer listener questions about voice in writing, ghostwriters, how to find publishers open for submissions, is...

Episode 23 Interview with Author, illustrator Jonathan Roth and Colorist Paulina Suarez

In this episode we chat with Jonathan Roth, author and illustrator of the graphic novel Rover and Speck, this Planet Rocks and his...

Episode 22 Picture Book Specs

In this episode we break down all the parts and pieces of a picture book. From trim size and bleed to end papers and gutters they cover...

Episode 21 Picture Book Dummies

In this episode we take a deep dive into picture book dummies. What a dummy is, when you need one and how to plan it out with a...

Episode 20 Best Advice

In this episode we talk about our worst and best advice and how it affected us in our illustrator / author journey. What is the best...

Episode 19 Style

Join us as we talk about illustration style. How it's a journey and not a destination. We'll discuss how our styles have evolved over...