KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1999) Winner
Niamh Sharkey
ニアム・シャーキー
Niamh Sharkey
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dublin, Ireland → Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- children's book author, illustrator, animation co-creator
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- Towers and Tales (co-founder)
- Memberships
- Illustrators Ireland
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin College of Marketing and Design | — | visual communication | degree in visual communication | — | Ireland |
Dublin College of Marketing and Design
visual communication
Degree:
degree in visual communication
Country:
Ireland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Laureate na nÓg | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Mother Goose Award | — | best new illustrator | — | winner |
| — | Irish Book Awards / Bisto Book of the Year | Tales of Wisdom and Wonder | — | Irish Book Awards | winner |
| — | Irish Book Awards / Bisto Book of the Year | The Gigantic Turnip | — | Irish Book Awards | winner |
| 2010 | Irish Book Awards Junior Book of the Year | On The Road With Mavis And Marge | — | Irish Book Awards | winner |
| 2019 | Children's Books Ireland/Tyrone Guthrie Centre bursary | — | — | — | recipient |
Laureate na nÓg
2012
Result:
winner
Mother Goose Award
Category:
best new illustrator
Result:
winner
Irish Book Awards / Bisto Book of the Year
Work:
Tales of Wisdom and Wonder
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
winner
Irish Book Awards / Bisto Book of the Year
Work:
The Gigantic Turnip
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
winner
Irish Book Awards Junior Book of the Year
2010
Work:
On The Road With Mavis And Marge
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
winner
Children's Books Ireland/Tyrone Guthrie Centre bursary
2019
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2010) Winner
Works
Major Works
Santasaurus
2004 children's picture bookA picture book themed around Santa Claus.
Christmasfamily
I'm a Happy Hugglewug
2006 children's picture bookStory of a happy Hugglewug.
happinessfriendship
Adaptations
- [animated TV series] Henry Hugglemonster (2013)
On The Road With Mavis And Marge
2010 children's picture bookStory of Mavis and Marge's road trip.
adventurefriendship
Bibliography
- Irish Legends For The Very Young (1996)
- Tales From Old Ireland (2000)
- Santasaurus (2004)
- I'm A Happy Hugglewug (2006)
- On The Road With Mavis And Marge (2010)
- Cinderella
- The Ravenous Beast
- Jack And The Beanstalk
- The Gigantic Turnip
- Tales of Wisdom & Wonder
Adaptations
- Henry Hugglemonster (Disney animated series)
- Eureka! (Disney animated series, co-creator)
Translations of Works
- Books translated into 20 languages
Legacy
Prominent Irish children's picture book author and illustrator. Served as Laureate na nÓg (2012-2014), with books translated into over 20 languages. Also known as co-creator of Disney animated series.
Trivia
- Interested in reading and illustration from a young age.