Sophie Corrigan

Sophie Corrigan is an illustrator and author from Lancashire, UK. She graduated from University of Central Lancashire in 2013 with a first class degree in Illustration, and received a Distinction in her Masters degree in Children's Book Illustration from the same university.

When not illustrating and maintaining her online art shops, Sophie spends the spare time she has going to shows, watching nature programmes, eating vegetarian food, hanging out with her pet cockatiels, and occasionally crafting cute things from wool and clay.

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