D.M. Cornish

D.M. Cornish was born in time to see the first Star Wars movie. He was five. It made him realize that worlds beyond his own were possible, and he failed to eat his popcorn. Experiences with C.S. Lewis, and later J.R.R. Tolkien, completely convinced him that other worlds existed, and that writers had a key to these worlds.

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D.M. Cornish Full Biography

1972

David M. Cornish was born 1972 in Adelaide, South Australia.

1993

Cornish studied illustration at the University of South Australia, where he began to compile a series of notebooks: over the next ten years he filled 23 journals with his pictures, definitions, ideas and histories of his world, the “Half-Continent”.

2003

Encounter with a children’s publisher gave him an opportunity to develop these ideas further. Cornish was sent away with the task of delivering 1,000 words the following week and each week thereafter.

2006

David M. Cornish wrote his first book “Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling”. As illustrator he illustrated The Sunken Kingdom series (Ghost Ship and Tide Stealers), which was written by Kim Wilkins.

2008

David M. Cornish wrote his next book “Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter”. As illustrator he illustrated The Sunken Kingdom series (Sorcerer of the Waves and The Star Queen).

2010

David M. Cornish wrote his next book “Monster Blood Tattoo: Factotum”.

2014

David M. Cornish wrote his next book “Tales from the Half-Continent”.