Ann Sharples

Latest News: Ann will be holding a series of workshops at The Holy Rosary School In County Wicklow, Ireland. See the News & Events page for more details ..... The competition to win an Amazon Kindle gift voucher for a free download of the book Violet Jelly has now ended. The winners have been selected and can be seen on the competition page ..... Ann was recently a guest on the Hannah Murray Book Show on Talk Radio Europe. Visit the News & Events page to listen to the interview ..... To celebrate the release of 'Violet Jelly' and the latest book 'Violet and Lavender' on the amazon Kindle we have launched a competition to win an amazon kindle voucher to download the book 'Violet Jelly'. See the competition page for full details! ..... The second book in the Violet Jelly trilogy 'Violet and Lavender' is out now. See store for full details! ..... 'Violet Jelly' and the latest book 'Violet and Lavender' are now available to download for the amazon Kindle. See store for more info! ..... More news & updates coming soon! .....

As soon as I could read, write and imagine, these became my tools for life. I have used them in my work and in my leisure time. These tools are exciting and have led me to use them in many different ways. Mostly, I have written poetry and dramas. I have designed posters and costumes. I have created large drawings and experimented with various forms of paint, ink and photography.

Now, I combine what I have learned, together with computer technology, and use it to produce illustrations and picture books. I use a computer to type my books, BUT I always write in pencil. I love the feel of pencil on a page and it was my initial writing tool.