Eoin Colfer

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Eoin Colfer
Colfer at BookExpo in 2019
Born	(1965-05-14) 14 May 1965 (age 59) Wexford, Ireland
Occupation	Writer
Period	1998–present
Genre	Children's fantasy, science fiction and adventure novels
Notable works	Artemis Fowl series
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Website
www.eoincolfer.com

Eoin Colfer (/ˈoʊ.ɪn/; born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl series. In September 2008, Colfer was commissioned to write the sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, titled And Another Thing ...,^[1][2] which was published in October 2009. In October 2016, in a contract with Marvel Comics, he released Iron Man: The Gauntlet. He served as Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's Children's Laureate) between 2014 and 2016.^[3]