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Esme Symes-Smith
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USA Today Bestselling Author of SIR CALLIE, Random House Kids
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Like this? :)

#FanArt #SirCallie
A grayscale digital sketch of Callie hugging Edwyn while he’s holding a cup of hot cocoa from the Sir Callie series by Esme Symes-Smith. Callie is smiling as their face is squished against his arm, & Edwyn looks surprised by the sudden hug, though has a slight smile on his face.
January 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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😭😭😭😭💚💚💚💚
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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Omg give this child a hug and a hot chocolate!!
January 9, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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And here’s an extra messy-haired version of Edwyn for the moments in the story his hair probably wouldn’t look so put together anymore!

(This is probably my favorite version of his hair out of the three, I think the messiness suits him!)
A digital, fullbody, illustration of my interpretation of Edwyn from the Sir Callie book series by Esme Symes-Smith, more heavily based on the series’ descriptions the character. Edwyn is a 12 year old boy with short, wavy, messy brown hair that’s sort of still slicked back; a several locks have come undone & fallen in his face. He has snowy pale skin, blue eyes, & a fresh scar across his farthest cheek. He’s wearing a deep scarlet red tunic with a gold trim, a golden pin on his chest, a dull & off-white undershirt, & dull brown belt, gloves, boots, & pants. He stands defensively, looking at the viewer with tensed brows, whilst wielding a dark & dull, but very pointy, sword. Edwyn stands against a sea glass green background, framed by a darker sea glass green rectangle, which is decorated with four-pointed stars, taken from the Sir Callie logo, at each corner, & triangular pointed shapes; the frame coincidentally resembles a fantasy spellbook. A cropped, close up image of Edwyn's face; the fresh scar on his farthest cheek, his roughed up brow, his messy hair, & his blue eyes are easier to see in this image.
December 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Almost forgot! I did actually design the page pin Edwyn wears (it's a little hard to see, but he *is* wearing it in the art above!)

I drew this before drawing the goofy-looking tiny version on him so I'd have an idea of what to do! Might adjust the detailed design later, but I think it looks nice!
A digital drawing of my interpretation of the page pin from Sir Callie, which looks like "two snarling dogs rearing up on either side of a tower topped with a crown."
December 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I'M OBSESSED!!
December 10, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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First step of many down!
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Is it the one where Callie is feeling gross and menstrual, and El turns up to flirt?
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Oh my god 👀👀👀👀
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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I'm so glad you enjoyed them!!
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I really loved the audiobook of Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes- Smith. It’s a middle school age series, but super poignant and fun to listen to. It focuses a lot on identity and fighting against a world not built for marginalized people.
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM