Books are my business: Illustrator, designer, and director Mel Carroll

Mr Carroll acts as an agent in UsFolk, managing the commissions for all the other artists — and sometimes himself — 'so I have my business head and then my creative head'

Mel Carroll's picture book, 'A Belfast Fairytale', published by O’Brien Press, is out now.

Mel Carroll is an illustrator, designer, and director of UsFolk illustration agency in Belfast. 

He is ambassador for Irish Book Week, which takes place from October 18 to 25, and has also designed the artwork for this year’s campaign.