Eoin colfer biography ireland

He first developed an interest in writing in primary elementary school with gripping Viking stories inspired by history he was learning in school at the time! After leaving school he got his degree from Dublin university and qualified as a primary school teacher, returning to work in Wexford. He married in and he and his wife spent about 4 years between and working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy.

This new trilogy, featuring Artemis's younger brothers Myles and Beckett, has been widely praised for its thrilling adventures and sharp humor. His collaborations have garnered critical acclaim, including the picture book Imaginary Fred with Oliver Jeffers and the graphic novel Illegal with Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano. His recent works, Global , addressing the climate crisis, and Beanie and the Banshee , a folklore-inspired story co-written with Steve McCarthy, have continued to cement his reputation as a master storyteller.

For adult readers, Eoin's Highfire introduced a new fantasy world featuring a vodka-drinking, Flashdance-loving dragon in a Louisiana bayou. The Hangman's Revolution , and W. The Forever Man He also began another series in The first book of the series, The Half Moon Investigations, was published in A second book is forthcoming. He also published two novels about an investigator, Daniel McEvoy, called Plugged and Screwed In , Colfer was offered the opportunity to write the sixth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.

The first five books of the series were written by Douglas Adams, but he passed away before he could finish the story. Adams' widow, Jane Belson, and his Adams' literary agent asked Colfer to write the final book, as Adams always wanted to continue the series and believed that the final book he wrote ended on a bleak note. In response to being asked to write the sixth novel for this series, Colfer was overjoyed: he called the opportunity "like suddenly being offered the superpower of your choice.

For years I have been finishing this incredible story in my head and now I have the opportunity to do it in the real world. It is a gift from the gods. So thank you Thor and Odin. Colfer has not restricted his writing to novels; he has also written several screenplays and scripts. His first screenplay, Poison Pen, was adapted into a movie in