Authors Families
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Oisin McGann
Oisin McGann was born in Dublin in 1973 and spent his childhood there and in Drogheda, County Louth. Art college ruined any chance he had of getting a real job, so when he left in 1992, he set himself up as a freelance illustrator. In 1998, he moved to London and through no fault of his...
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Emma Chichester Clark
Emma Chichester Clark was born in London. She studied at Chelsea School of Art and then the Royal College where she was taught by Quentin Blake. She won the Mother Goose Award in 1988.
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Olaf Falafel
Olaf Falafel is a surrealist comic and illustrator, proudly known as Sweden's eighth funniest comedian. Olaf Falafel burst onto the scene in 2017 when he posted a call-out to publish his hilarious picture book debut, Old Macdonald Heard a Parp, on Twitter. His latest book, Father Christ...
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Emily Thomas
Emily Thomas was born in London, and has lived there most of her life - except between the ages of 13 and 18 when she lived in Maldon in Essex on board a Thames Sailing Barge, with her family of seven assorted siblings and stepsiblings and two warring cats. Emily also works as an editor...
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Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers was born in Port Hedland in Western Australia in 1977. He moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1979 where he grew up and learned to paint and write.Oliver graduated from the University of Ulster in the spring of 2001 with a first class BA Hons degree in Design for Visual...
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Emily Gravett
Emily Gravett was born in Brighton. After leaving school with few qualifications, she spent eight years living on the road before taking the BA illustration course at Brighton University. She won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration with her first book, Wolves, which went on to win the...
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Orlagh Collins
Born in Dublin, Orlagh left Ireland after university to break into the film industry in London, working on productions such as Calendar Girls and Ali G before taking over as Head of Physical Production at Pathe Films, where she oversaw numerous award-winning films including Breakfast on Pluto...
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Emerald Fennell
Emerald Fennell is a young British actor who recently appeared on our screens in Any Human Heart, the adaptation of William Boyds bestselling novel. She has several key projects airing over the Winter period that include both cinema and television. She plays Princess Merkalova alongside Keira...
