Bio

Clive McFarland is an author, illustrator and educator. Raised in Omagh, County Tyrone, Clive graduated from the Liverpool John Moores University, where he rediscovered the books that shaped his childhood and was inspired to create his own stories. His work has earned notable recognition, including shortlisting for Children's Book of the Year Jr. in the Irish Book Awards, two AOI World Illustration Awards shortlistings, and inclusion in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Clive now lives in Northern Ireland.

Currently, Clive works in the creative space upstairs at his hometown library, thanks to Libraries NI.