External links
- Chris Mould's official Instagram
- Chris Mould's official Twitter
- Chris Mould at Library of Congress , with 35library catalogue records
- Chris Mould at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Chris Mould | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) Bradford, England, UK |
| Occupation | Illustrator, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Leeds Beckett University |
| Genre | Children's |
| Notable works | A Boy Called Christmas The Iron Man Animal Farm |
| Notable awards | Nottingham Children's Book Award Swiss Prix Enfantasie Best Children's Novel Award |
| Children | 2 |
Chris Mould (born 1969) is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books. He exhibits his artwork regularly, and commits to an ongoing programme of events. He currently has over 20 books in print between the US and the UK. His notable works include A Boy Called Christmas, A Girl Who Saved Christmas, Father Christmas and Me, The Truth Pixie, The Iron Man , and Animal Farm .
Mould was born in 1969 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. [1]
When he left school at the age of 16, the only skill he had was drawing. He decided to go to an art school to study graphic design [2] and then received a honours degree in Graphic Design & Illustration at Leeds Polytechnic. [3]
After graduation, Mould worked as a freelance illustrator from a studio in Oakenshaw for three years. [4] He has collaborated with many publishers such as Oxford University Press, Bloomsbury, Canongate, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House.
In December 2019, he became the patron of the Rotherham literacy centre. He joined other famous names such as Paul Clayton, Abi Elphinstone, Joanne Harris, Ian McMillan, Sir Paul Collier, Jeremy Dyson and Mark Gatiss in championing Grimm & Co as supporters and patrons. [5]
In an interview in 2021, he named Ralph Steadman, Ronald Searle, George Cruikshank, Adam Stower, Alex T Smith, and Peter Goes as his artistic influences. [6]
As of 2021, he lives in Yorkshire with his wife and daughters. [7]
He currently works in a studio at Dean Clough, Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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