2011, and received the Eleanor Farjeon Award in November 2012. This annual award administered by Children's Book Circle recognises outstanding commitment and contribution to the world of British children's books. Blake was knighted in the 2013 New Year Honours for his services to illustration. In March 2014, he was awarded the insignia of a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur at a ceremony at the Institut Français in London. He is also a Companion of the Guild of St George. Blake was appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to illustration. See also Notes References D. Martin, "Quentin Blake", in Douglas Martin, The Telling Line: Essays On Fifteen Contemporary Book Illustrators (Julia MacRae Books, 1989), pp. 243–263 Quentin Blake, "Research from an illustrator's point of view", in Research in Illustration: Conference Proceedings Part II (Brighton Polytechnic) (1981), pp. 25–61 External links (current); Lambiek Comiclopedia article. 1932 births 20th-century English writers 20th-century English male writers 21st-century English writers Living people English cartoonists English caricaturists English children's book illustrators English children's writers English illustrators English comics artists Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration winners Kate Greenaway Medal winners Punch (magazine) cartoonists Writers who illustrated their own writing Academics of the Royal College of Art Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts Alumni of the Royal College of Art Alumni of the University of the Arts London Fellows of Chartered Society of Designers Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Knights Bachelor British stamp designers People from Sidcup People educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School British Children's Laureate Royal Designers for Industry Guild of St George Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour