Andrea Ballance

Writer and Artist 

Based in the creative seaside town of Brighton.

A Brighton-based author, illustrator, and community creator, Andrea writes stories that invite readers to step through the limits of imagination and embrace the weird, beautiful magic of being uniquely themselves. From authoring the internationally published picture book Creature (Flying Eye Books) to weaving whimsical poetry and art, her work is a gentle, joyful reminder that the things that make us different are precisely what give us our spark.

A BA Community Art graduate and former ordained Buddhist nun, Andrea turns her own extraordinary journey into a practical kind of sorcery. As a neurodivergent storyteller and the creative force behind luminous community gatherings like the Adur Sea of Lights, she uses her craft to gather people together and illuminate whole towns. Wholly in command of her own narrative, Andrea helps you create an open door and boundless belief that there is enchantment to be found in every single one of us.