Jac Jones

Jac Jones
Born (1943-03-01) 1 March 1943 (age 81)
Gwalchmai, Anglesey
NationalityWelsh
EducationYsgol Gynradd Gwalchmai,
Ysgol Uwchradd Llangefni
Occupationchildren's book illustrator
Years activesince mid-1970s
AwardsTir na n-Og Award (1989, 1990, 1998, 2020)
Mary Vaughan Jones Award (2012)

Jac Jones (born 1 March 1943) is a Welsh children's book illustrator.

He was born in Gwalchmai, Anglesey and raised in Bristol until the age of 7, before returning to Gwalchmai. He was educated at Ysgol Gynradd Gwalchmai and Ysgol Uwchradd Llangefni.

Jones has illustrated children's books since the mid-1970s. He has won the Tir na n-Og Award for several books, including the 2009 Award for A Nod from Nelson by Simon Weston.[1][2] In 2000, he wrote and illustrated a book in both Welsh and English – Betsan a’r Bwlis / Alison and the Bully Monsters. His illustration work includes Welsh works of note such as Penillion y Plant, Trysorfa by T. Llew Jones and many of Mary Vaughan Jones' titles and famous characters including Jac y Jwc.

Jones won the Mary Vaughan Jones Award in 2012.[3]

  1. ^ "Tir na n-Og awards Past Winners". Welsh Books Council. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ^ "The 2009 Tir na n-Og Awards". The Welsh Book Council. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Award for artist who gave life to children's favourite". Wales Online. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2020.