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

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'''Niamh Sharkey''' is an author and illustrator of children’s picturebooks.


==Life==
==Life==
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 Television Animation]].<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]]. While living in [[Hobart, Tasmania]], she illustrated her first full colour picture book. Since then, she has gone on to be [[Laureate na nÓg]] in Ireland as well as winning numerous 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 awards at The [[Irish Book Awards]]. In 2019, she won the 2019 Children's Books Ireland/Tyrone Guthrie Centre bursary. Her creation [[Henry Hugglemonster]] has been turned into an animated pre-school series 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 web | title=Biography | publisher=Niamh Sharkey | url=http://niamhsharkey.com/index.php/biography/ | access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref> Her books have been translated into 20 languages. She is a member of Illustrators Ireland.<ref name="Children's Laureate 2014"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Niamh Sharkey |publisher=Illustrators Ireland |url=https://www.illustratorsireland.com/illustrator/niamh-sharkey/}}<br>- {{cite news | title=Niamh Sharkey is new Laureate na nÓg | publisher=An Post Irish Book Awards | 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}}<br>- {{cite news | 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}}<br>- {{cite web | first=Joyce |last=Fegan |title=Sometimes fairy tales come true | website=The Irish Independent | 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>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* On The Road With Mavis And Marge
* ''On The Road With Mavis And Marge''
* Cinderella
* ''Cinderella''
* I'm A Happy Hugglewug
* ''I'm A Happy Hugglewug''
* Santasaurus
* ''Santasaurus''
* The Ravenous Beast
* ''The Ravenous Beast''
* Tales From Old Ireland
* ''Tales From Old Ireland''
* Jack And The Beanstalk
* ''Jack And The Beanstalk''
* The Gigantic Turnip
* ''The Gigantic Turnip''
* Tales of Wisdom & Wonder
* ''Tales of Wisdom & Wonder''
* Irish Legends For The Very Young
* ''Irish Legends For The Very Young''


==References and sources==
==References==
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Revision as of 10:20, 28 November 2023

Niamh Sharkey
NationalityIrish
Known forHenry Hugglemonster

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

Life

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. While living in Hobart, Tasmania, she illustrated her first full colour picture book. Since then, she has gone on to be Laureate na nÓg in Ireland as well as winning numerous awards including the Mother Goose Award, the Bisto Book of the Year and the Junior Book of the Year awards at The Irish Book Awards. In 2019, she won the 2019 Children's Books Ireland/Tyrone Guthrie Centre bursary. Her creation Henry Hugglemonster has been turned into an animated pre-school series for Disney Television Animation.[1][2] Her books have been translated into 20 languages. She is a member of Illustrators Ireland.[1][3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Niamh Sharkey". Laureate na nóg. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Biography". Niamh Sharkey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Niamh Sharkey". Illustrators Ireland.
    - "Niamh Sharkey is new Laureate na nÓg". An Post Irish Book Awards. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
    - Power, Ed (29 January 2015). "Henry Hugglemonster is huge hit for Irish illustrator Niamh Sharkey". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
    - Fegan, Joyce (4 February 2013). "Sometimes fairy tales come true". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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2012–2014 		Succeeded by


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