Hello! I’m an illustrator and author from Cork living by the sea in Folkestone, Kent with my husband Mick and our greyhound Jeremy. I’m a graduate of Kingston University with an MA in Illustration (class of 2010).

Selected clients include: Bloomsbury, Walker Books, Simon and Schuster, Andersen Press, Barrington Stoke, Faber.

My agent is Sallyanne Sweeney at MMB Creative, please contact her for book related inquiries. I've done many festivals, writing and illustration workshops, school visits and events. For those inquiries or others, try me on dempseysheena@gmail.com

Social Media:

twitter.com/SheenaDempsey instagram.com/sheenadempsey/

Selected list of awards and nominations:

North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award 2016 - Dave Pigeon by Swapna Haddow - (winner)

Sheffield Book Awards -Toddler Category 2018 for Yoga Babies by Fearne Cotton (winner)

Institute Designers Ireland Awards 2017 for Gringer the Whinger (commendation)

Surrey Libraries Children’s Book Awards 2017 for Dave Pigeon by Swapna Haddow (winner)

Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year 2017 for Billy Button Telegram Boy by Sally Nicholls (shortlisted)

An Post Book Awards nominations in 2018 and 2019 for The Magic Moment and Take Five by Niall Breslin (shortlisted)

I've twice been awarded a literature bursary award by the Arts Council of Ireland.