Irish Authors and Illustrators for Children
Below is a list of many of the Irish authors and illustrators of children's books we would like to have present at the Children's Literature Conference in the future. Some authors and illustrators living in Ireland have also been included.
At present, we are making the final planning decisions, and once that is completed, we will begin making contact with authors and illustrators to see if they would be available to present at the inaugural Children's Literature Conference on the 22nd and 23rd of May, 2014. The responses to the Pre-Conference Survey will be taken into account when choosing to invite authors/illustrators.
We will continue to update our author and illustrator pages with biographies, bibliographies and resources for the classroom in the coming months. We hope that you will find this beneficial in your teaching.
Ages 3-6
Marita Conlon-McKenna Marie Louise Fitzpatrick (a&i) Martin Waddell Colmán O’ Raghallaigh (Gaeilge) Don Conroy (a&i) Áine Ní Ghlinn (Gaeilge) Mary Arrigan (Gaeilge agus Béarla) Gabriel Rosenstock (a&p) (Gaeilge) Niamh Sharkey (a&i) Adrienne Geoghegan (a&i) Michael Emberley (a&i) Oliver Jeffers Mary Murphy (a&i) Úna Leavy Roibeard Ó Cathasaigh (Gaeilge) Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair Sam McBratney Chris Haughton (a&i) Chris Judge (a&i) Bridget Bhreathnach Tatyana Feeney (a&i) Flora McDonnell (a&i) Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin (Gaeilge) Heather Henning (Gaeilge) Ciara Ní Dhuinn (Gaeilge) |
Ages 6-9
Marita Conlon-McKenna Marie Louise Fitzpatrick (a&i) Martin Waddell Colmán O’ Raghallaigh (Gaeilge) Don Conroy (a&i) Áine Ní Ghlinn (Gaeilge) Mary Arrigan (Gaeilge agus Béarla) Siobhán Parkinson Eoin Colfer Roddy Doyle Oisín McGann (a&i) Judi Curtin Gabriel Rosenstock (a&p) (Gaeilge) Niamh Sharkey (a&i) Adrienne Geoghegan (a&i) Michael Emberley (a&i) Oliver Jeffers Mary Murphy (a&i) Úna Leavy (Gaeilge agus Béarla) Roibeard Ó Cathasaigh (Gaeilge) Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair Patricia Forde (Bilingual) Maeve Tynan (Bilingual) Derek Keilty (a&i) Catríona Hastings Aoife Ní Ghuairim |
Ages 9-14
Marita Conlon-McKenna Marie Louise Fitzpatrick (a&i) Martin Waddell Colmán O’ Raghallaigh (Gaeilge) Don Conroy (a&i) Áine Ní Ghlinn (Gaeilge) Mary Arrigan (Gaeilge agus Béarla) Siobhán Parkinson Eoin Colfer Roddy Doyle Oisín McGann (a&i) Judi Curtin Darren O'Shaughnessy (Darren Shan) Derek Landy Gerard Whelan Eddie Lenihan Kate Thompson Anna Heussaff (Gaeilge) Derek Keilty (a&i) Mary Finn Sarah Moore Fitzgerald John Boyne Alan Titley (Gaeilge) |