Who is Eoin Colfer?

Eoin (you say it like Owen) Colfer is an Irish author. He was a primary school teacher before he started writing and after Artemis Fowl was released he was could leave teaching forever and focus on his writing full-time. He is known best for his Artemis Fowl series, but he has written over twenty books. If you want to find out more about Eoin Colfer you can go here.