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The first titles in the Lost Lines of Wales series published in April 2016, exploring four railway lines in Wales, all built during the golden age of steam. He is the Assistant Station Master at Bridgnorth, on the Severn Valley branch of GWR. He has written 16 books and 30 video scripts to date, all relating to his keen passion for railway heritage. Tom Ferris is a publisher, historian and author. Graffeg published 3 concertina colouring books by Helen in June 2019, featuring landmarks of North Pembrokeshire, South Pembrokeshire and the Gower, Swansea. Helen made her children’s book debut in March 2018, producing the illustrations for Paradise Found written by John Milton. A series of A3 colouring posters featuring drawings from the books have subsequently been released. In May 2017 Helen published 3 colouring books with Graffeg, Beach Life, Dog’s Life and Village Life, each containing twelve drawings of places around Wales. From the philosophy of creativity, and working through self-doubt, to the basics of that first splat of paint on the canvas. artist educator.Ĭreative Me, Helen’s first book with Graffeg, features the wisdom and tips that she shares in her workshops.

In 2015 she became a fully accredited Golden Artists Paints Inc. She runs regular ‘Creative Me’ workshops from her studio in Newcastle Emlyn, west Wales, helping students to unlock their creativity, overcome self-doubt, and finally put a paintbrush to canvas. She has a reputation as a talented and inspirational teacher. Helen Elliott is a successful, internationally acknowledged artist. This was followed by Molly and the Lighthouse in 2020. The second book in the Molly series, Molly and the Whale, published on 4 July 2019 in English, Welsh and Irish editions. Malachy’s second title with Graffeg, Ootch Cootch, published in August 2018, illustrated by Malachy’s daughter, Hannah Doyle. The book was published simultaneously in English paperback and hardback as well as Welsh and Irish language editions, Mali a’r Môr Stormus and Muireann agus an Fharraige Fhiáin. In June 2018 Graffeg published Molly and the Stormy Sea, a children’s picture book written by Malachy Doyle and illustrated by Andrew Whitson. Some of his 2018 books include Fug and the Thumps (Firefly Press) and Cinderfella (Walker Books). Over the years he has won many prestigious book awards, and his work is available in around thirty languages. Malachy has had well over a hundred books published, from pop-up books for toddlers to gritty teenage novels.

He and his wife Liz bought an old farmhouse on a little island off the coast of Donegal, where they live with their dogs, cats and ducks. Malachy Doyle grew up by the sea in Northern Ireland, and after living in Wales for many years has returned to Ireland.
