Gavin Bishop

Gavin Bishop
Born Invercargill, New Zealand
Occupation Writer
Language English
Nationality New Zealand
Ethnicity New Zealand European, Māori
Alma mater Canterbury University
Children
  • Cressida
  • Charlotte
  • Alexandra
Website
gavinbishop.com

Gavin Bishop (born 1946), is an award-winning author and illustrator, from Invercargill, New Zealand.[1] He is known for illustrating books from prominent New Zealand authors, including Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy. [2][3] Bishop's first published picture book was Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant, published in 1981 by Oxford University Press.

Bishop worked as a high school art teacher for thirty years, before writing and illustrating children's books full time.[1]


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See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gavin Bishop. "About Me".
  2. Mahy, Margaret. Mister Whistler. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781877579363. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. Cowley, Joy. Friends: Snake and Lizard. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781877467950. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. Rebecca Kitteridge (31 December 2012). "New Year Honours List 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. "LIANZA Russell Clark Illustration Award". Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. Gavin Bishop. "Awards".
  7. "Gavin Bishop". Gecko Press. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

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