Jump to content

Niamh Sharkey: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 12: Line 12:
| native_name_lang =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_date = (UNKNOWN DATE), 1973
| birth_place =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_date =
Line 19: Line 19:
| education =
| education =
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| known_for = Henry Hugglemonster
| known_for = Henry Hugglemonster
|awards= [[Laureate na nÓg]] (2012)
| notable_works =}}
| notable_works =}}
⚫
'''Niamh Sharkey''' is an author and illustrator of children’s picture books.

⚫
'''Niamh Sharkey''' is the author and illustrator of children’s picturebooks who has been Laureate na nÓg.


==Life==
==Life==
Sharkey was interested in reading and illustration at a young age.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Author and Illustrator Q & A - with Niamh Sharkey {{!}} Fingal County Council |url=https://www.fingal.ie/author-and-illustrator-q-niamh-sharkey |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=www.fingal.ie |language=en}}</ref>
Sharkey started out as freelance illustrator and designer in [[Dublin]] after graduating with a degree in visual communication from the [[Dublin Institute of Technology|Dublin College of Marketing and Design]]. She was living in [[Hobart, Tasmania]] when she illustrated her first full colour picture book. Since then she has gone on to be [[Laureate na nÓg]] in Ireland as well as win multiple awards including the [[Mother Goose Award]], The [[CBI Book of the Year Awards|Bisto Book of the Year]] and the Junior Book of the Year award at The [[Irish Book Awards]]. In 2019 Sharkey won the 2019 Children’s Books Ireland/Tyrone Guthrie Centre bursary. Her creation Henry Hugglemonster has been turned into an animated preschool series for [[Disney]] by [[Brown Bag Films]].<ref name="Children's Laureate 2014"/><ref name="NIAMH SHARKEY – Niamh Sharkey Author and Illustrator">{{cite web | title=Biography – NIAMH SHARKEY | website=NIAMH SHARKEY – Niamh Sharkey Author and Illustrator | url=http://niamhsharkey.com/index.php/biography/ | access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref> Her books have been translated into twenty languages. Sharkey is a member of Illustrators Ireland.<ref name="Children's Laureate 2014">{{cite web | title=Niamh Sharkey (2012-2014) | website=Children's Laureate | date=2014-02-01 | url=https://childrenslaureate.ie/niamhsharkey | access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ireland |first1=Illustrators |title=Illustrators Ireland |url=https://www.illustratorsireland.com/illustrator/niamh-sharkey/}}</ref><ref name="An Post Irish Book Awards">{{cite web | title=An Post Irish Book Awards » Niamh Sharkey is new Laureate na nÓg | website=An Post Irish Book Awards | url=https://www.irishbookawards.irish/niamh-sharkey-is-new-laureate-na-nog/ | access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref><ref name="Power 2015">{{cite web | last=Power | first=Ed | title=Henry Hugglemonster is huge hit for Irish illustrator Niamh Sharkey | website=Irish Examiner | date=2015-01-29 | url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/henry-hugglemonster-is-huge-hit-for-irish-illustrator-niamh-sharkey-309442.html | access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref><ref name="INDY2013">{{cite web | author=Unknown | title=Sometimes fairy tales come true | website=Independent.ie | date=2013-02-04 | url=https://www.independent.ie/life/family/mothers-babies/sometimes-fairy-tales-come-true-29046347.html | access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref>


Sharkey was a freelance illustrator and designer in [[Dublin]] after graduating with a degree in visual communication from the [[Dublin Institute of Technology|Dublin College of Marketing and Design]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography |url=http://niamhsharkey.com/index.php/biography/ |access-date=2019-09-26 |publisher=Niamh Sharkey}}</ref> While living in [[Hobart, Tasmania]], she illustrated her first full colour picture book.
⚫
==Bibliography==
⚫
* On The Road With Mavis And Marge
⚫
* Cinderella
* I'm A Happy Hugglewug
* Santasaurus
⚫
* The Ravenous Beast
* Tales From Old Ireland
⚫
* Jack And The Beanstalk
⚫
* The Gigantic Turnip
⚫
* Tales of Wisdom & Wonder
* Irish Legends For The Very Young


She was named [[Laureate na nÓg]] in 2012.<ref name=":1"> {{cite news |title=Niamh Sharkey is new Laureate na nÓg |url=https://www.irishbookawards.irish/niamh-sharkey-is-new-laureate-na-nog/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926143259/https://www.irishbookawards.irish/niamh-sharkey-is-new-laureate-na-nog/ |archivedate=26 September 2019 |access-date=28 November 2023 |work=[[Irish Book Awards]] |publisher=}}</ref>''<ref name="Children's Laureate 2014" />''
⚫
==References and sources==
⚫
{{Reflist}}


Her books have been translated into 20 languages.<ref name=":1" /> She is a member of Illustrators Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Niamh Sharkey |url=https://www.illustratorsireland.com/illustrator/niamh-sharkey/ |publisher=Illustrators Ireland}}</ref> She is a co-founder of Towers and Tales, a book festival focused on children's literature.<ref name=":0" />

=== Animation ===
Her book ''I’m a Happy Hugglewug'' was adapted into the animated pre-school series [[Henry Hugglemonster|''Henry Hugglemonster'']] for [[Disney Television Animation]].<ref name="Children's Laureate 2014">{{cite web | title=Niamh Sharkey | publisher=Laureate na nóg | date=2014-02-01 | url=https://childrenslaureate.ie/niamhsharkey | access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref><ref> {{cite news |last=Power |first=Ed |date=2015-01-29 |title=Henry Hugglemonster is huge hit for Irish illustrator Niamh Sharkey |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/henry-hugglemonster-is-huge-hit-for-irish-illustrator-niamh-sharkey-309442.html |access-date=2019-09-26 |website=Irish Examiner}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |last=Fegan |first=Joyce |date=2013-02-04 |title=Sometimes fairy tales come true |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/family/mothers-babies/sometimes-fairy-tales-come-true-29046347.html |access-date=2019-09-26 |website=The Irish Independent}}</ref> Sharkey is co creator of Disney's animated series ''[[Eureka! (2022 TV series)|Eureka!]]'' which premiered in 2022.

== Awards ==

* [[Laureate na nÓg]]
* [[Mother Goose Award]] for best new illustrator<ref name="Children's Laureate 2014" />
* [[Irish Book Awards]] [[CBI Book of the Year Awards|Bisto Book of the Year]], ''Tales of Wisdom and Wonder<ref name="Children's Laureate 2014" />''
* [[Irish Book Awards]] [[CBI Book of the Year Awards|Bisto Book of the Year]], ''The Gigantic Turnip<ref name="Children's Laureate 2014" />''
* 2010 [[Irish Book Awards]] Junior Book of the Year, ''On The Road With Mavis And Marge<ref name="Children's Laureate 2014" />''
* 2019 Children's Books Ireland/Tyrone Guthrie Centre bursary

⚫
==Bibliography==
* ''Irish Legends For The Very Young'' (1996, [[Mercier Press]], {{ISBN| 9781856351447}})
* ''Tales From Old Ireland'' (2000, [[Barefoot Books]], {{ISBN|9781902283975}})
* ''Santasaurus'' (2004, [[Walker Books|Walker]], {{ISBN|9780744583731}})
* ''I'm A Happy Hugglewug'' (2006, Walker, {{ISBN|9781844280490}})
⚫
* ''On The Road With Mavis And Marge'' (2010, Walker, {{ISBN|9781406321845}})
⚫
* ''Cinderella''
⚫
* ''The Ravenous Beast''
⚫
* ''Jack And The Beanstalk''
⚫
* ''The Gigantic Turnip''
⚫
* ''Tales of Wisdom & Wonder''
⚫
==References==
⚫
{{Reflist}}


{{s-start}}
{{s-start}}
Line 49: Line 65:
{{s-aft |after=[[Eoin Colfer]] }}
{{s-aft |after=[[Eoin Colfer]] }}
{{s-end}}
{{s-end}}



{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharkey, Niamh}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharkey, Niamh}}
⚫
[[Category:Living people]]
⚫
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
⚫
[[Category:20th-century Irish illustrators]]
[[Category:20th-century Irish women artists]]
[[Category:21st-century Irish illustrators]]
[[Category:21st-century Irish women artists]]
[[Category:21st-century Irish women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Irish women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Irish writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Irish writers]]
[[Category:Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology]]
[[Category:Irish children's writers]]
[[Category:Irish children's writers]]
[[Category:Irish women children's writers]]
[[Category:Irish women children's writers]]
⚫
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
⚫
[[Category:Irish illustrators]]
[[Category:Irish women illustrators]]
[[Category:Irish women illustrators]]
⚫
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Laureates na nÓg]]
[[Category:Laureates na nÓg]]

Latest revision as of 16:34, 18 December 2024

Niamh Sharkey
Born(UNKNOWN DATE), 1973
NationalityIrish
Known forHenry Hugglemonster
AwardsLaureate na nÓg (2012)

Niamh Sharkey is an author and illustrator of children’s picture books.

Life

[edit]

Sharkey was interested in reading and illustration at a young age.[1]

Sharkey was a freelance illustrator and designer in Dublin after graduating with a degree in visual communication from the Dublin College of Marketing and Design.[2] While living in Hobart, Tasmania, she illustrated her first full colour picture book.

She was named Laureate na nÓg in 2012.[3][4]

Her books have been translated into 20 languages.[3] She is a member of Illustrators Ireland.[5] She is a co-founder of Towers and Tales, a book festival focused on children's literature.[1]

Animation

[edit]

Her book I’m a Happy Hugglewug was adapted into the animated pre-school series Henry Hugglemonster for Disney Television Animation.[4][6][7] Sharkey is co creator of Disney's animated series Eureka! which premiered in 2022.

Awards

[edit]

Bibliography

[edit]
  • Irish Legends For The Very Young (1996, Mercier Press, ISBN 9781856351447)
  • Tales From Old Ireland (2000, Barefoot Books, ISBN 9781902283975)
  • Santasaurus (2004, Walker, ISBN 9780744583731)
  • I'm A Happy Hugglewug (2006, Walker, ISBN 9781844280490)
  • On The Road With Mavis And Marge (2010, Walker, ISBN 9781406321845)
  • Cinderella
  • The Ravenous Beast
  • Jack And The Beanstalk
  • The Gigantic Turnip
  • Tales of Wisdom & Wonder

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Author and Illustrator Q & A - with Niamh Sharkey | Fingal County Council". www.fingal.ie. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Biography". Niamh Sharkey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Niamh Sharkey is new Laureate na nÓg". Irish Book Awards. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Niamh Sharkey". Laureate na nóg. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Niamh Sharkey". Illustrators Ireland.
  6. ^ Power, Ed (29 January 2015). "Henry Hugglemonster is huge hit for Irish illustrator Niamh Sharkey". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  7. ^ Fegan, Joyce (4 February 2013). "Sometimes fairy tales come true". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
Cultural offices
Preceded by Laureate na nÓg
2012–2014 		Succeeded by


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Niamh_Sharkey&oldid=1263783970"