Eva Wong Nava is a British-Chinese Children’s book writer, coach, and sensitivity reader. Born in Singapore before emigrating to the UK in the 1990s, Eva is a polyglot who speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Italian proficiently. She is a Feature Editor for Representation for Words & Pictures, the SCBWI British Isles’ online magazine where she researches and writes articles on the topic of representation, inclusion, and diversity.

In this interview, Eva talks about her journey as a writer straddling multiple worlds. As a champion of Southeast Asian literatures, she talks through different events, people, and influences within the community. She offers interesting insights into the Southeast Asian writing community in the UK and beyond.

A summary of the show including related links can be found in this post: https://wafunkpublishing.com/creatives-across-borders-eva-wong-nava/

Segun Samson is a Nigerian artist with multiple roles across the global animation industry.  He has played key roles in different Netflix and Disney+ featured series including The Dragon Prince, Kiya and the Kimoja heroes, Jungle beat (the movie) and Kizazi Moto. Samson dissects his journey from humble beginnings to his place as a well sought after artist working with animation studios across the world.  Samson is also an educator with a 3D design course on Domestika that currently has 1,200+ students to his credits. 

Tune in to learn about

• The course that changed his positioning within the industry
• Recommended mentorships that have shaped his professional growth
• Globally renowned projects he's worked on and how he came about the opportunities
• Useful tips for other creatives to follow

A summary of the show including related links can be found in this post: https://wafunkpublishing.com/creatives-across-borders-segun-samson/

Brazilian picture book writer and illustrator Tita Berredo shares her inspirational journey from a marketer in her native Rio, Brazil, to occupying exciting positions in the UK children's books industry. From her courageous approach to landing an agent, practical steps of how she fully integrated into the massive UK children's books industry attracting opportunities, awards and features, to useful tips that other creatives can follow, Tita shares it all and more. 

Tune in to learn about

• International organizations to join as an illustrator or writer
• How to make the most of your membership or affiliation with these organizations
• Steps to attract paid opportunities as an illustrator
• How an agent can help with direction and opportunities

A summary of the show including related links can be found in this post: https://wafunkpublishing.com/creatives-across-borders-tita-berredo/