Reena Makwana
@reenamakwana.bsky.social
Illustrator
reenamakwana.com
reenamakwana.com
Took down the tree and used up the last of the mincemeat in a cobbler with apples
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Took down the tree and used up the last of the mincemeat in a cobbler with apples
Sharing again, the cover I illustrated for the fourth issue of Feast Zine - 'Odyssey' - 60 pages of poetry, prose, photography, art, illustration and more - available here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
January 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Sharing again, the cover I illustrated for the fourth issue of Feast Zine - 'Odyssey' - 60 pages of poetry, prose, photography, art, illustration and more - available here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
A lemon pig for 2026
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
A lemon pig for 2026
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Here are our favourite moments of 2025!
James ~ Launching Rachel Spence's Daughter of the Sun!
Georgia ~ PARABLES, FABLES, NIGHTMARES winning the Edge Hill Debut prize!
Emma ~ Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please nominated for the Carnegie Medal!
Ella ~ Creating an interactive Instagram post!
James ~ Launching Rachel Spence's Daughter of the Sun!
Georgia ~ PARABLES, FABLES, NIGHTMARES winning the Edge Hill Debut prize!
Emma ~ Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please nominated for the Carnegie Medal!
Ella ~ Creating an interactive Instagram post!
December 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Here are our favourite moments of 2025!
James ~ Launching Rachel Spence's Daughter of the Sun!
Georgia ~ PARABLES, FABLES, NIGHTMARES winning the Edge Hill Debut prize!
Emma ~ Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please nominated for the Carnegie Medal!
Ella ~ Creating an interactive Instagram post!
James ~ Launching Rachel Spence's Daughter of the Sun!
Georgia ~ PARABLES, FABLES, NIGHTMARES winning the Edge Hill Debut prize!
Emma ~ Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please nominated for the Carnegie Medal!
Ella ~ Creating an interactive Instagram post!
Reposted by Reena Makwana
Ive had a few nice acceptances recently for flash fictions and children’s poetry, but it’s great that people are still being kind about this. Thanks - always - to all at @theemmapress.bsky.social and @reenamakwana.bsky.social. And the School Reading List of course!
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Ive had a few nice acceptances recently for flash fictions and children’s poetry, but it’s great that people are still being kind about this. Thanks - always - to all at @theemmapress.bsky.social and @reenamakwana.bsky.social. And the School Reading List of course!
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
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Many thanks to School Reading List for placing our book on the fiction shortlist with lots of awesome titles. @reenamakwana.bsky.social Great time to buy with @theemmapress.bsky.social sale too. #kidlit #childrensficrion
December 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Many thanks to School Reading List for placing our book on the fiction shortlist with lots of awesome titles. @reenamakwana.bsky.social Great time to buy with @theemmapress.bsky.social sale too. #kidlit #childrensficrion
I illustrated the cover of the new issue of Feast Zine! And a few spot illustrations inside - available to buy here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I illustrated the cover of the new issue of Feast Zine! And a few spot illustrations inside - available to buy here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Illustration for @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social and Rebecca Leeks's advent calendar - a seasonal piece of writing each day -https://open.substack.com/pub/rebeccaleek/p/2nd-december
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Illustration for @robwaltonwriter.bsky.social and Rebecca Leeks's advent calendar - a seasonal piece of writing each day -https://open.substack.com/pub/rebeccaleek/p/2nd-december
Prints, tea-towels, zines and Christmas cards for sale on my Etsy! www.etsy.com/shop/reenama...
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Prints, tea-towels, zines and Christmas cards for sale on my Etsy! www.etsy.com/shop/reenama...
Cross-stitch of our local fish and chips shop - Marlow Fish Bar!
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Cross-stitch of our local fish and chips shop - Marlow Fish Bar!
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So thrilled to be on this list with @reenamakwana.bsky.social and @theemmapress.bsky.social! Thank you! So many fantastic writers, illustrators and publishers here.
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
So thrilled to be on this list with @reenamakwana.bsky.social and @theemmapress.bsky.social! Thank you! So many fantastic writers, illustrators and publishers here.
Ever wondered about the small magic folk that live in South Norwood Country Park? So have we! Jack Good and I have made this zine which you can buy from the communal table at Goblin Market on the 19th October at Stanley Arts and here too #folklore #croydon #halloween - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Ever wondered about the small magic folk that live in South Norwood Country Park? So have we! Jack Good and I have made this zine which you can buy from the communal table at Goblin Market on the 19th October at Stanley Arts and here too #folklore #croydon #halloween - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Logo illustrated for Rebecca Leeks's new podcast 'The Ditty Bag' - listen and subscribe here - open.substack.com/pub/rebeccal...
October 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Logo illustrated for Rebecca Leeks's new podcast 'The Ditty Bag' - listen and subscribe here - open.substack.com/pub/rebeccal...
Cross-stitch of South Norwood Library #embroidery
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Cross-stitch of South Norwood Library #embroidery
The sky/weather page from my Gujarati English zine - copies available from my Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
September 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The sky/weather page from my Gujarati English zine - copies available from my Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Sourced turns five!! Sharing 'A Celebration on the Side', which I illustrated for their Celebration season last autumn. Congratulations to @annasulan.bsky.social and Chloe -subscribe to their excellent food and drink newsletter here - sourcedjourneys.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Sourced turns five!! Sharing 'A Celebration on the Side', which I illustrated for their Celebration season last autumn. Congratulations to @annasulan.bsky.social and Chloe -subscribe to their excellent food and drink newsletter here - sourcedjourneys.substack.com
Loved working on this commission for Endeavour Agency - new illustrations for their website - endeavour.agency
July 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Loved working on this commission for Endeavour Agency - new illustrations for their website - endeavour.agency
Made a new baby fabric for a new baby friend! Bears, sloths and whales #surfacedesign
July 19, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Made a new baby fabric for a new baby friend! Bears, sloths and whales #surfacedesign
Transport page from the Gujarati English zine I made Theo - a lot of transport words are just the English words when I checked with my mum but had to include all the wheels! Also featured, the 68 bus and a Southern train. #illustration #zines #learninglanguages
June 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Transport page from the Gujarati English zine I made Theo - a lot of transport words are just the English words when I checked with my mum but had to include all the wheels! Also featured, the 68 bus and a Southern train. #illustration #zines #learninglanguages
A few people have asked for a copy after seeing this 'Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili' zine I made Theo, so I've printed a batch. 20 pages, over 120 illustrations - available here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
June 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A few people have asked for a copy after seeing this 'Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili' zine I made Theo, so I've printed a batch. 20 pages, over 120 illustrations - available here - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
Managed to fit a few places and things into Theo's Gujarati English zine -including an illustration of Eastbourne beach on this 'sea' themed page
June 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Managed to fit a few places and things into Theo's Gujarati English zine -including an illustration of Eastbourne beach on this 'sea' themed page
Flexing that food illustration muscle for this double page for Theo's Gujarati/English zine (including Swahili - dizzy/ndizi for banana)
May 31, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Flexing that food illustration muscle for this double page for Theo's Gujarati/English zine (including Swahili - dizzy/ndizi for banana)
Animals from Theo's Gujarati/English zine #illustration #zines
May 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Animals from Theo's Gujarati/English zine #illustration #zines
I've made Theo a zine! Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili - 120 plus illustrations and words on animals, food, the home and garden, the sky and sea and more! I couldn't find something like this, so I made it. Thanks to my mum with helping with all the phonetics!
May 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I've made Theo a zine! Gujarati, English and a bit of Swahili - 120 plus illustrations and words on animals, food, the home and garden, the sky and sea and more! I couldn't find something like this, so I made it. Thanks to my mum with helping with all the phonetics!