Peter Sheehan is an illustrator and writer born in Sydney and raised at The Entrance, New South Wales. He has been illustrating and cartooning since 1982. He has contributed regularly to The School Magazine for more than twenty years and illustrated numerous books for children and young adults.
As a journalist his cartoons and illustrations are published regularly in newspapers and magazines. In the film industry he is a storyboard artist, concept illustrator and lecturer at the AFTRS. He has also written and illustrated portions of many community service campaigns.
In 2006 he was awarded a Stanley Award by the Australian Cartoonists Association for Best General Illustrator, and he received the Honour Book prize from the CBCA for The Island (written by John Heffernan) and he has been nominated twice for a Walkley Award.
Peter's most recent works are a Puffin Baby book entitled Plane, Train, Truck and Trolley , a puzzle book published by Little Hare entitled Maze of Twisted Tales and the latest book in Scholastic's Fair Dinkum Histories series (written by Jackie French) entitled A Nation of Swaggies and Diggers.