Author · born 1974
Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan is an Australian illustrator, writer, and animated filmmaker (born 1974). Born in Fremantle.
Our catalogue lists 1 book by Shaun Tan, mostly ghost story and horror. The most-read is The Haunted Playground (2007).
Books by Shaun Tan
The Haunted Playground
Shaun Tan
Awards
- 🏆Hugo Awards 2011 — Best Professional Artist (winner)
- 🏆Hugo Awards 2010 — Best Professional Artist (winner)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2009 — Best Collection, Tales from Outer Suburbia (nominee)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 2009 — —Artist (winner)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 2007 — —Artist (winner)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 2001 — —Artist (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2019 — Best Collection, Tales from the Inner City (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2012 — Best Artist (winner)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2011 — Best Artist (winner)
Biography
Shaun Tan (born in 1974) is an Australian artist, writer, and film maker. He won an Academy Award for *The Lost Thing*, a 2011 animated film adaptation of a 2000 picture book he wrote and illustrated. Other books he has written and illustrated include *The Red Tree* and *The Arrival*. **Source**: [Shaun Tan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Tan) on Wikipedia.