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Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland - Literature

6pm | Properbook: So You Want To Illustrate For Children? With Paddy Donnelly, Mary Murphy and Úna Woods

November 20, 2020 6:00 pm
Cost: €15 per person
Until 7:15 pm
ADULTS

 If you want to illustrate for children, or find out more about picture books and other illustrated books, this event is for you! A practical and informative webinar about illustrating, aimed at new and emerging children’s book illustrators, and all those interested in illustration.

What makes children’s books such a unique and tempting area for illustrators? Our diverse panel of experienced illustrators will chat with Margaret Anne Suggs on different aspects of illustrating for children. Find out what agents and publishers are looking for (especially in picture books), how children’s illustrators earn a living, and how important school visits and other events are for children’s book illustrators.

Come with lots of questions and leave with answers!

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Paddy Donnelly

Paddy Donnelly is an Irish author and illustrator living in Belgium. He has over fifteen years’ experience as an illustrator and designer, and especially loves working with a textured, painterly approach. With a fondness for illustrating the sea and animals, Paddy tries to inject a touch of humour into his work wherever he can. He wishes Pluto was still a planet. Míp, written by Máire Zepf is Paddy’s second book with Futa Fata and his fifth picture book overall.

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Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy has written and illustrated more than forty bright, strong books for children including What I Like Most and A Kiss Like This. She lives in Dublin with her two dogs Honey and Alfie. Her latest book, Only a Tree Knows How to be a Tree, was published in March 2020 by Otter Barry Books.

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Una Woods

Úna Woods is an illustrator and author who lives in Dublin. Her work has been published in books, magazines and websites. She loves working with bright colours and patterns in her illustrations. She grew up in Clontarf, very close to where Bram Stoker was born. Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire? is her first children's picture book.

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Margaret Ann Suggs

Margaret Anne Suggs was born and raised in the American deep South, but now lives in Dublin. When she is not drawing, painting and making things, she teaches as a lecturer in the Illustration department at Ballyfermot College of Further Education where she founded the Illustration course. Her latest books are Pigín’s Unexpected Adventure, written by Kathleen Watkins and Holy Shocking Saints written by Síne Quinn.

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Míp

Is í MÍP an róbat is cliste dár déanadh riamh. Tá sí á seoladh go Mars, le fáil amach an bhfuil eachtráin ina gcónaí ann. Tógann sí go leor pictiúr ann agus cuireann ar ais chuig an Domhan iad, ach cá bhfuil na heachtráin? Ansin, tarlaíonn tubaiste. “Tá Míp bhocht réidh,” a deir na heolaithe. Ach an bhfuil? Based on real events, (mostly!), the story of brave MÍP, the hardest-working robot in the solar system, is a tale that will inspire earthlings of all ages.

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Only A Tree Knows How To Be A Tree

A tree has leaves that turn sunshine into tree food. Amazing! Dogs, fishes, birds, water… they are all themselves, yet they fit together to make our living world.

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Have You Seen The Dublin Vampire

In an old part of Dublin, right down by the sea, There’s a moon-shaped park with a creepy old tree. The Dublin Vampire lives there. The Vampire wakes up as the sun’s going down. He hops on the ghost bus and rides into town. Have you seen the Dublin Vampire? A funny, warm picture book set throughout Dublin, home to Dracula’s creator, Bram Stoker. Featuring well-known sights around Dublin, including The Crescent (Marino), Five Lamps, O’Connell Bridge, Trinity, Grafton St, Natural History Museum, St Stephen’s Green, Bewley’s, Dublin Castle and Temple Bar

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3 Apr

A pocket full of joy for all you creatives out there! 🤗🤗🤗 @whackochacko is an amazing illustrator and member of the @wonderfestIrel1 🐳 team. He’s always bursting with words of wisdom so I can’t wait for my copy to arrive 🤩

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Our @wonderfestIrel1 friend @whackochacko has produced a wonderful new book all about creativity. Packed with quotes and anecdotes, with his trademark colorful illustrations and sublime design, it’s a real winner. Treat yourself - buy a copy and support an Irish creative too! https://twitter.com/UnawoodsUna/status/1378067132320210946

Úna Woods@UnawoodsUna

Just ordered this fantastic new book by @whackochacko You can order it here too! https://www.whackochacko.com/product/littleoptimist/

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What an amazing project - well done to all @KidsBooksIrel

Children's Books Ireland@KidsBooksIrel

With the support of @artscouncil_ie, @KPMG_Ireland &
@toyotaireland we're gifting a total of 8,000 books to children in direct provision, hospitals & homeless services this Christmas. The last delivery has left the warehouse & books are on the way to children all over Ireland.🎄

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