MARK BARDSLEY
AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR
VISITS & EVENTS 2026
(PUBLIC EVENTS in ENGLAND & WALES)
On-the-Spot PET CARICATURING & BOOK SIGNING
(events with an asterisk * include a children's workshop)
Email: bardsleyart@gmail.com to book appearances & workshops
January 2026
*HARDY'S BOOK STORE
SATURDAY 31ST 10.30am- 5pm. BOOK SIGNING & LIVE PET CARICATURING &
BERRIEW STREET, WELSHPOOL, POWYS, MID WALES SY21 7SQ
FREE ENTRY
*CHILDREN'S WORK SHOP; HOW TO DRAW YOUR DOG at 2pm
Followed at 3pm, by SHERLOCK HOLMES BOOK LAUNCH & TALKS by
MARK BARDSLEY & WRITER, EURWYN PIERCE JONES.
Launching the 3rd edition of 'Y Cych Brith' Welsh translation of
SHERLOCK HOLMES adventure, 'THE SPECKLED BAND'.
Cover illustration by Mark Bardsley.
Translation by Eurwyn Pierce Jones.
March 2026
* WHITCHURCH CALDECOTT FESTIVAL
SATURDAY 21st, WHITCHURCH, SHROPSHIRE.
SATURDAY 21st,
All Festival events are FREE ENTRY
Venues; cartoon workshop for children at the Library from 10.30am - 12.30 am
and a talk on children's book illustration at the Watergate Centre 2.30pm-3.30pm
April 2026
*MANOR WOOD HOLIDAY PARK
MILL LANE, CODDINGTON, CHESHIRE. CH3 9EN.
WEDNESDAY 1st, FREE ENTRY to CAFE (where I will be located)
A children's workshop at 11am with Book Signing and Pet Caricaturing in the afternoon
until 5pm.
CHARLIE'S COUNTRY STORE (COED Y DINAS)
WELSHPOOL SY21 8RP (next to the A458)
SATURDAY 4th, 10am-4pm
Pet Caricaturing and Book signing
Tel: 01938 555545
SHREWSBURY LIBRARY
Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 2AS
SATURDAY 11th, 10am-3.30pm
Pet Caricaturing and Book signing
Tel: 01743 255308
May 2026
PONTYPRIDD & DISTRICT CANINE SOCIETY DOG SHOW
UNITED COUNTIES SHOWGROUND NANTCI
CARMARTHEN, CARMARTHENSHIRE SA33 5DR
Located just off the A40 at the western end of Carmarthen.
SATURDAY 2nd
Pet Caricaturing and Book Signing
PERTON SCIENCE FESTIVAL
PERTON LIBRARY, SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON,
STAFFORDSHIRE WV6 7QU
SATURDAY 9th 9.30am-5pm
Pet Caricaturing and Book Signing
SHROPSHIRE COUNTY SHOW
SHREWSBURY SHOW GROUND, GRAVEL HILL LANE, SHREWSBURY
SHROPSHIRE
(In the arts & Crafts area)
SATURDAY 23rd 9am-5pm
Pet Caricaturing and Book Signing
Tel: 01743 289 831
*BROSELEY LIBRARY
Broseley Telford
SHROPSHIRE
SATURDAY 29th 10am-4pm
Pet Caricaturing, Book Signing and cartoon workshop.
Tel: 01743 289 831
July 2026
CUAN ANIMAL RESCUE OPEN DAY & DOG SHOW
Much Wenlock, Shropshire.
SATURDAY 18th 10am - 5pm.
August 2026
BERRIEW SHOW
Berriew, Powys. Mid Wales.SY21 8AN
SATURDAY 29th 10am - 5pm.
