PJ Lynch was born in Belfast and over his career as a multi award-winning illustrator he has illustrated over twenty books, including modern editions of classics such as Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen.

PJ has been awarded the Christopher Medal three times, and he also won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal on two occasions, first for The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski, and again for When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest. He was appointed the fourth Laureate na nÓg in May 2016, and held the position until 2018.Recent titles include Once Upon a Place, which was compiled by Eoin Colfer when  Laureate na nÓg, and The Boy who Fell off the Mayflower, the first book PJ both wrote and illustrated. His latest book is The Haunted Lake.