Eoin Colfer (1965-) Biography

First name is pronounced "Ow-en"; born 1965, in Wexford, Ireland; Education: Teacher's training course, Dublin, Ireland, graduated 1986. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, theater, parachuting.

Agent—c/o Author Mail, Hyperion Books, 77 West 66th St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023.

Writer. Primary school teacher, 1987-2001.

White Raven Award, 1998, for Benny and Omar; Bisto Children's Book of the Year nomination, 2000, for Benny and Babe; Bisto Children's Book of the Year Merit Award, 2001, for The Wish List; Whitbread Children's Book of the Year shortlist, and Children's Book of the Year, British Book Awards, both 2001, Bisto Children's Book of the Year nomination, and Children's Book of the Year, W. H. Smith Book Awards, both 2002, all for Artemis Fowl.

"O'BRIEN FLYERS" SERIES

Going Potty, O'Brien Press (Dublin, Ireland), 1999.

Ed's Funny Feet, O'Brien Press (Dublin, Ireland), 2000.

Ed's Bed, O'Brien Press (Dublin, Ireland), 2001.

Artemis Fowl has been optioned for a film by Miramax.

Another book in the "Artemis Fowl" series; a musical.