Where was eoin colfer born

Irish author of children's books

Eoin Colfer (; born 14 May ) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl series. In September , Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, titled And Another Thing&#;,^[1][2] which was published in October In October , in a contract with Marvel Comics, he released Iron Man: The Gauntlet.

He served as Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's Children's Laureate) between and ^[3]

Biography

Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, Ireland. He graduated from Dublin University with a bachelor’s degree in Education. Soon after graduating, Colfer spent four years working in Saudi Arabia, Italy and Tunisia.^[4] His travels throughout Europe, as well as his Irish heritage, serve as a basis for many of his earlier stories.^[5] He attained worldwide recognition in , when the first Artemis Fowl book became a New York Times Best Seller.

Since then, several others of his works have become bestsellers as well.^[6] Among his other popular works are Half Moon Investigations, The Wish List, The Supernaturalist, and a series of Eoin Colfer's Legends. In January , Colfer published a book titled Airman, another best-seller.

To date, more than half of his books have reached the New York Times list at least once. His books have also received many awards, including the British Children’s Book of the Year, The Irish Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year and The German Children’s Book of the Year.^[7]

Works

Benny Shaw

• 1.

  Benny and Omar ()

• 2. Benny and Babe ()

O'Brien Flyers

Colfer contributed three volumes to this series of books by several writers, for very young readers.

• 1. Going Potty ()
• 4. Ed's Funny Feet ()
• 7. Ed's Bed ()

The Fowl Adventures

Artemis Fowl

The Fowl Twins

Companion books

Graphic novels are planned for every book in the series.

The Supernaturalist

Companion books

• The Supernaturalist: The Graphic Novel (10 July )

Eoin Colfer's Legends

• 1.
  Autobiography vs memoir Eoin Colfer, born and raised in Wexford, Ireland, began his career as a primary school teacher after earning his degree from Dublin University. He and his wife spent four years (–) working abroad in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Italy.

  Legend of Spud Murphy ()

• 2. Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth ()
• 3. Legend of the Worst Boy in the World ()

W.A.R.P. (Witness Anonymous Relocation Program)

• 1. W.A.R.P. The Reluctant Assassin (11 April )^[11]
• 2. W.A.R.P. The Hangman's Revolution (24 June )
• 3.

  W.A.R.P. The Forever Man (15 September )

Half Moon Investigations

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The first five novels in the Hitchhiker's "trilogy" were written by Douglas Adams. Adams' widow, Jane Belson, and the literary agency that manages Adams' estate asked Colfer to write another book, as Adams had intended to add to the series, agreeing that the end to the fifth book was "very bleak".

Already a fan of the series, Colfer 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."^[12]

Daniel McEvoy

• 1.

  Plugged (1 May )

• 2. Screwed (9 May )

Marvel Comics

Doctor Who

Standalone novels

• The Wish List (31 January )
• Click, chapter 3 (1 October )
• Airman (2 January )
• Highfire (28 January ) (also titled The Last Dragon on Earth)

Children's books

Holiday books

Graphic novels

In , it was announced that Colfer was working on an adult graphic novel called Illegal with Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano, the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels.^[21] The same team released their second young adult graphic novel called Global on 11 April

Film and TV adaptations

In April ,^[22] principal photography began on a new Irish feature film Poison Pen, the first screenplay from Colfer.

The film, a romantic comedy, was filmed on location in Ireland over the next three weeks by the participants on the Filmbase/Staffordshire University MSc in Digital Feature Film Production. The film premiered at the 26th Galway Film Fleadh on 11 July ^[23] The film is an eco-friendly production. John Gormley, the former Green Party Minister, was appointed as a Green Production Manager for the production, with a view to minimising the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the film.^[24]

On 1 September , Variety reported that Kenneth Branagh had been hired to direct Artemis Fowl for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, with Irish playwright Conor McPherson as screenwriter and Judy Hofflund and Branagh as producers.^[25] Colfer confirmed this in a video to Artemis Fowl Confidential,^[26] and spoke with RTE Radio 1 about meeting Branagh several times to discuss the film prior to the announcement.^[27] The film was originally scheduled for release on 9 August ^[28] but on 7 May it was delayed to 29 May ^[29] The film was pulled on 3 April due to the COVID pandemic, and debuted on Disney+ on 12 June instead of a theatrical release, to overwhelmingly negative reviews.^[30][31]

On August 28, , Colfer’s novel "Highfire" was expected to be adapted into a television series with Nicolas Cage voicing a character and producing the series for Prime Video,^[32] until July 7, , the series was moved to Paramount+.^[33]

Theatre

• Holy Mary ()^[34]
• The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth ()
• My Real Life ()
• The Comeback Vehicle ()^[35]

Musicals

• The Lords of Love ()^[36]
• The Belle Bottoms ()
• Noël the Musical ()

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