Sam Arthur

Creative Director

Flying Eye Books

London, United Kingdom

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We publish comics and graphic novels for children and young adults. I am always searching for creators to work with on new projects.

My organisation

Flying Eye Books

Flying Eye Books

Publishing House

London, United Kingdom

Flying Eye Books is an award winning children's book publisher based on London UK. We publish comics and illustrated books for ages 0-16. We established in 2013 and publish around 40 new titles per year. We distribute our books in UK, US, Canada & Australia. We sell rights to our books and they are published worldwide in over 25 languages. Spring 2025 Catalogue https://issuu.com/flyingeyebooks/docs/2025\_uk\_ss\_catalogue\_issuu
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About me

Sam Arthur is a founding partner and Creative Director of Flying Eye Books. He is a graduate of Central Saint Martins’ Graphic Design in London. Upon graduation he went on to direct many commercials, music videos and short films before co-founding visual narrative publishing company Nobrow in 2008. Children’s book imprint Flying Eye Books launched in 2013. Sam has been involved in publishing hundreds of titles including award winning books such as the Hilda graphic novels which have been adapted into a BAFTA and Emmy award winning Netflix series. He has also delivered lectures at art schools all over the world and is constantly searching for new talent and new publishing projects. He resides in Hackney, London with his wife and two sons.

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Skills

  • Creative Director
  • editorial
  • Graphic Design
  • Storytelling
  • Publishing

Interests

  • Children's Books
  • Comics
  • Graphic Novels
  • Non-Fiction
  • fiction
  • illustration
  • Manga
  • Anime
  • Animation
  • Fantasy
  • Slice or Life