| Birth Date: | 1959 5, df=yes |
| Occupation: | Author-Illustrator |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Education: | Natal University |
| Genre: | Picture Books and Children's Fiction |
| Notableworks: | Pig, Solo, Dinosaur in Danger |
| Awards: | Red House Children's Book Award, Young Africa Award |
Paul Geraghty (born 3 May 1959, in Durban, South Africa) is a British based author and illustrator of children's picture books. He also writes teenage fiction and won the Young Africa Award for his first novel Pig.[1]
His master read Fine Arts and English at Natal University, South Africa and holds a Higher Diploma in Education. After teaching for two years in Cape Town he took a copywriter's job in advertising. There he met John Bush, who would later go on to collaborate with him on three picture books. Since 1986 he has lived in London, UK.[2]
Geraghty’s picture books typically centre on wildlife/environmental themes, either treated in a highly realistic manner, rich in detail, or irreverently stylised, usually illustrated in watercolour.[3] Translated into over 20 languages internationally, his work has won various awards, including the Red House Children's Book Award for Solo in 1996.[4]
In 2008, he translated the ancient Indian ethical treatise of the Tirukkural into Fijian.[5]
A frequent lecturer and live illustrator on the literary circuit, he is renowned for his inspirational, if eccentric style with audiences of all ages.
He is also a musician, photographer and extensive traveller.
(Illustrated in watercolour, unless otherwise stated)
