Margaret Anne is a children's book illustrator and has published over a dozen books in 4 languages. For a while she did product illustration for a clock company . . . but that’s a story for another time. In a digital world, Margaret Anne still works by hand,  creating intricate, heart-felt illustrations that are sometimes sweet, sometimes spicy, but always delightful. Margaret Anne was raised in the American Deep South but moved to Dublin, Ireland to pursue a Master's Degree at the National College of Art and Design. Being a dual citizen has given her illustrations a uniquely cheerful colour palette and a distinct femininity.

She has completed an MA in Visual Communications and an MA in History of Design + Applied Arts. She serves on the Board of Directors for both Illustrators Ireland and the International Board on Books for Young People Ireland (IBBYIre). She lectures part-time at

Ballyfermot College, where she founded the illustration

course (Higher National Diploma).

Margaret Anne (with Síne Quinn for Veritas) has recently

published Holy Shocking Saints, a spirited look at the lives of

12 Irish Saints. She has completed a third book in the best-

selling 'Pigin of Howth' series (written by Kathleen Watkins,

for Gill Books), and her fourth book, St George and the Dragon,

with David McNiven for Lomond Books.

 

Margaret Anne's next book, for which she was awarded an Arts Council of Ireland bursary,  is entitled "The Dandelion's Tale". She nows lives in County Dublin, by the sea with her charming sons, rakish husband, and needy black cat.