Béal Feirsteach ó dhúchas é Andrew Whitson. Is maisitheoir, údar agus oideachasóir é Andrew a bhfuil leabhair maisithe agus cruthaithe aige ar ghnéithe éagsúla ó phictiúrleabhar do pháistí go leabhair ceilteacha do dhaoine fásta. Tá breis agus 30 leabhar maisithe ag Andrew. Ar na cinn is déanaí, tá sraith ‘Muireann’, i gcomhar le Malachy Doyle, agus sraith mhóriomrá ‘Rita’, i gcomhar le Máire Zepf. Bhuaigh sé Gradam mhaisiúchán na Bliana CBI, Gradam Réics Carló, ‘An Gradam Leabhar’ de chuid Chumann Litearthachta na hÉireann agus Gradam IBBY. Tá a chuid leabhair aistrithe go teanga eile ar fud an domhain. Is Stiúrthóir Ealaíne é Andrew ar An tSnáthaid Mhór – teach foilsitheoireachta aitheanta neamhspleách.
Andrew Whitson is an illustrator, author and educator from Belfast. Andrew has created and illustrated well over 40 diverse books, from children’s picture books to Celtic illustrated books for adults. The most recent of which being the popular “Molly” series with Malachy Doyle and the award-winning “Rita” series of picture books with Máire Zepf. Over the years he has won many prestigious book awards, the CBI Illustration Award, RAI Book Award for his Rita series and the Ibby Illustration Award and his work is available in many other languages. Andrew is the creative director of An tSnáthaid Mhór a blossoming independent publishing house in Belfast.