Steven Bryant - Children's book illustrator and author

Creatives across borders

Steven Bryant is a multi-talented creative professional with a background in graphic design, illustration, and photography. His passion lies in creating illustrated children's books, having self-published six since he began his series in 2017. Growing up, Steven was always engaged in drawing, writing, and reading, with a childhood dream of working in animation, inspired by Disney cartoons. Though life's twists led him to graphic design, his love for writing and illustrating remained strong. Steven's career began with graphic design work for various clients, but he eventually decided to pursue his passion for children's books. Starting with simple sketches and concepts, he leveraged his design skills to write, illustrate, and self-publish his first book, Santana's Bad Hair Day. This marked the beginning of his ongoing journey in children's literature.
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Chapters

1. Podcast Intro (00:00:00)

2. Guest Intro (00:00:16)

3. Steven Bryant Background (00:01:13)

4. Getting started with Children's books (00:02:19)

5. Published storybooks - the process and inspiration (00:05:19)

6. Graphic design works (00:10:00)

7. Juggling multiple roles as a creative (00:13:17)

8. Quantifying the value of his books (00:17:35)

9. Career Highlights (00:21:44)

10. Putting himself out there (00:27:00)

11. Impact of attending literary events (00:34:55)

12. Finding events to attend (00:38:14)

13. Affiliate organizations (00:42:15)

14. Influences (00:46:25)

15. Perception of works from diverse audiences (00:50:15)

16. Service offerings (00:54:37)

17. Work-life balance (00:56:03)

18. Current and future projects (01:00:38)

19. Collaboration wishlist (01:03:12)

20. Contacting Steven (01:04:10)

21. Tips for others (01:05:38)