Chris Judge

Chris Judge is award winning illustrator and author from Dublin, Ireland. He has 15 years experience working in illustration and children's books with over 30 books published to date. His first book, The Lonely Beast, was published in 2011 and won several awards internationally. His books have been published world wide and translated into 24 languages including Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, French, Chinese and Korean among others.

His passion for storytelling and illustration led him to teach several intensive picture book masterclasses in Ireland, UK and Europe. His classes focus on character design and building a story around them. Many students who took his classes have been successfully published themselves.