Peter Sheehan is an illustrator and writer based in Sydney, Australia.
Peter is currently writing and illustrating an episodic graphic novel entitled High Seas for The School Magazine and illustrating and cartooning the eighth book in Scholastic's Fair Dinkum Histories series (written by Jackie French).
In 2009 Peter storyboarded the feature film Beneath Hill 60. In 2007 Penguin published his picture book entitled Plane Train Truck and Trolley and Little Hare published his puzzle book entitled Maze of Twisted Tales. He has contributed regularly to The School Magazine for more than twenty years and in 2006 was awarded a ACA Stanley Award for best general illustrator. He has also received the Honour Book prize from the CBCA for The Island (written by John Heffernan) and been nominated twice for a Walkley Award.
As a journalist his illustrations are published regularly in magazines, he has worked with the RTA, the NSW police, the Dept of Commerce and DoCS on a variety of community welfare campaigns. Peter also helped create the Australian Production Design Guild and currently serves on the board of directors.