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Shirley Anjum
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Personal Information |
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Author Legal Name:
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Shirley Anjum |
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Author Pen Name: |
Shirley Gavin Anjum |
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Year
of Birth: |
1970 |
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Location of Birth: |
Dublin, Ireland |
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Present Location of Author:
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Tipperary, Ireland |
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Where
Author Grew Up: |
Rural Ireland |
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Ethnic Background: |
Irish |
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Education: |
NCEA in business studies and
then one year studying with local artists Betty Newman
Maguire and Noel Tighe (painters & sculptors) |
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Author Statement about Family: |
Married with four
children |
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Description
of Work |
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Artist
-Designer-Illustrator:
My work is primarily cartoons or illustrations in cartoon
style. |
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Published Work |
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I
had cartoons published regularly in Q-news magazine from end
2004 until the most recent issue in Oct 2006.
I
also was the comic strip artist for strips authored by Sr.
Widad Delgado which appeared in Our Rising Star magazine,
and also worked with Sr. Rym Aoudia on a comic strip for
Islamonline. |
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Book Cover Design
Work |
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I have worked with Sister
Widad Delgado in illustrating several of her book covers
including the recent print of the Islamic Rose books. Other
author's books I illustrated covers for include the
StarWriters book by Sr Amatullah al Marwani, Muslim Teens
in Pitfalls and Pranks by Sr. Maryam Mahmoodian, Sophie's
Journal by Sr. Najiyah Diana Helwani and the cover for the
next in the Echoes series, Ripples by Sr. Jamilah
Kolokotronis.
I also illustrated a book of
poetry by Sr. Saaleha Bhamjee which is to be published. |
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