by Lucy Stuteley
Imagination Education - The Podcast! Mother and daughter duo, Lucy and Sarah talk about the importance of developing creativity to encourage innovation, self-belief and wellbeing. Sarah and Lucy welcome guests with a variety of creative passions and careers; discussing their personal journeys and the importance of feeding your "Imagination Education".
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February 4, 2026
<p><strong>My name is Lucy Stuteley, I am an illustrator and writer seeking an agent to collaborate with on my quest to get my books onto bookshelves.</strong></p><p>For years I kept my stories in my head, in treasured sketchbooks hidden on the very tip-toe top cupboard shelf and underneath my bed, hoping that somehow the world would be able to army crawl past the lost socks and forgotten paperwork to find the bowing cardboard box bursting at the seams with my sketchbooks and manuscripts.</p><p>Alas, this was not the case, and I soon realised the only way I was going to become a published children’s book author and illustrator was to share my work online, in the post and in person in the hope of finding an audience who are as fond of my characters as I am. I believe my stories are ready to be seen by an agent and taken to the next level.</p><p>I have a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration, and I have always illustrated and written my own stories alongside my creative jobs. It has been my ambition to publish my tales since as far back as I can remember. I grew up listening to cassette tapes at bedtime that seeped into my dreams. I poured over picture books, learning from their life lessons from childhood and into adulthood.</p><p>Stories help us learn so much about ourselves and the world around us. Humans have always shared stories to pass on their knowledge and experiences. <strong>A good story, whether it be told in words and/or pictures, encompasses teaching in all aspects of living such as relationships, morals, history and education.</strong></p><p>Personally, I particularly embrace the parallels from alternate worlds that ring true in ours. <strong>The amount I have learnt from big friendly giants, small brown mice or bears with a perchance for honey is phenomenal.</strong>Characters like these have taught me so much about kindness, empathy, self-acceptance, courage, perspective, wellbeing and of course some less frequently used principles such as how to trick a ‘Gruffalo’ into not devouring you.</p><p>I now document every ‘germ’ (of an idea) - ‘in the business’ they call them ‘roughs’ and I have started to use social media in the same way I use my sketchbook. I no longer worry about perfection before posting, I share my raggedy ‘roughs’ with you all. Seeing the scenes drawn out in doodle form allows my brain to ruminate on the words and pictures and ultimately begin to develop them further. <strong>I share my imPERFECT ‘roughs’ and ideas with you as I believe in doing this, I can build a community of people who like what I do and thus, my stories will be one step closer to finding their way onto your bookshelves.</strong></p><p>Since becoming a full-time artist and running ‘Imagination Education’, - one year in! - I am feeding my creativity every day. It is as if I have finally opened that bulging cardboard box under my bed and all my characters have flown, crawled and leapt out of their dark, cosy home and onto me. They now perch on my shoulder, snooze in the crook of my arm or snuggle down behind my ears ready for me to take them onto the next leg of their journey. <strong>Their destination is your bookshelf where they can settle in and make a home. There they will be ready to play out their tale whenever you wish open the book.</strong></p><p>This next step towards book form requires me to forge a partnership with an awesome agent and ultimately, a pioneering publisher. So, if you happen to be an agent or in the publishing world, here I am - brain buzzing - vampire on my shoulder, elf in my pocket, dragon tucked under my arm and witches flying about my head saying:</p><p><strong>“Hello, my name is Lucy Stuteley, these are my stories, would you like to represent and work with me to publish my picture books?”</strong></p><p>If so, please contact me via my website <a href="https://www.lucystuteley.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.lucystuteley.com</a> </p><p>I am so looking forward to hearing from you!</p><p>You have been reading “LUCY’S LIBRARY”<strong> a ‘Musing Monologue’ by Lucy Stuteley.</strong></p>
November 11, 2025
<p>To read 'Wicked, witches and the silver threads of sisterhood.' instead of listening to the audio, please visit my Patreon page. You can find this on: www.lucystuteley.com</p>
August 14, 2025
<p>To read 'Birthday banquets and creature cakes' instead of listening to the audio, please visit my Patreon page. You can find this on: www.lucystuteley.com</p>
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Imagination Education - The Podcast!
Mother and daughter duo, Lucy and Sarah talk about the importance of developing creativity to encourage innovation, self-belief and wellbeing.
Sarah and Lucy welcome guests with a variety of creative passions and careers; discussing their personal journeys and the importance of feeding your "Imagination Education".
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