Flora Delargy author page

Flora Delargy biography

Flora Delargy is an author and illustrator from Northern Ireland. She is known for her debut picture book, Rescuing Titanic: A True Story of Quiet Bravery in the North Atlantic, published by Wide Eyed Editions in 2021. The book recounts the story of the RMS Carpathia and its crew, who rescued survivors of the Titanic disaster in 1912. Rescuing Titanic was longlisted for the 2022 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration and shortlisted for the 2022 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in the Illustrated Books category. Delargy’s work has been recognised for its historical research and visual storytelling. Her second book, Journey to the Last River, was published by Wide Eyed Editions in 2022. This title follows the Amazon expedition of explorer Percy Fawcett. Delargy’s books have been published in multiple languages. In 2022, Rescuing Titanic was selected for the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Outstanding International Books List.