Books are my business: Illustrator and author Margaret Anne Suggs

Margaret lectures at Ballyfermot College of Further Education, where she founded the illustration course, and is also director of Illustrators Ireland
Books are my business: Illustrator and author Margaret Anne Suggs

Margaret Anne Suggs: 'I always knew that I wanted to make pictures.'

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025 - 01:00
Marjorie Brennan

Margaret Anne Suggs is an illustrator and author.

Her book, The Dandelion’s Tale – An Allegory of Migration (Graffeg), was nominated for the 2025 Yoto Carnegie Medal in illustration. 

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