About Huw
Huw Aaron was born in 1980 with a pencil between his teeth and a glint in his eye.
His laser-like focus on developing a career in drawing monsters and silly comics began early, spending much of his childhood shunning human contact in favour of comics and spent most of his spare time doodling and writing stories.
Following a jolly stint in the education system, Huw became a chartered accountant.
It shortly became apparent that drawing monsters and developing elaborate toilet-based puns were not the primary skills required of an NHS Financial Manager, and in 2009, Huw was belched out like Jonah of old from the whale of public sector accountancy onto the beach of self-employment as a freelance cartoonist.
A beach upon which he frolics to this day, making books, comics and illustrations for kids and kid-brained grown-ups.
Huw’s recent books for children include the picture book ‘Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob’, and bestselling middle grade graphic novel ‘Unfairies’, both published by Puffin.
Recognition
2016-2022, multiple nominations in Tir na n-Og and Wales Book of the Year awards for Ble Mae Boc?, Gwil Garw a’r Carchar Crisial, Pam?, Ble Mae Boc Ar Goll Yn y Chwedlau, and y Ddinas Uchel
2023 Tir na n-Og prize winner for Dwi Eisiau Bod yn Ddeinosor
2023 Wales Book of the Year, Childrens category winner for Dwi Eisiau Bod yn Ddeinosor
Aug 2025 Unfairies Waterstones Book of the Month
2026 Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob shortlisted for Carnegie Medal for Illustration
2026 Unfairies shortlisted for Excelsior Award for Childrens Graphic Novel
I ategu i’r uchod, i chi sy’n hoffi darllen pethau dwywaith, fel y welwch o’r wefan, mae canran helaeth o fy ngwaith yn cael ei wneud trwy’r Gymraeg, ac o ysgolion i Eisteddfodau, dwi’n ymfalchio yn ein diwylliant bach arbennig ac wrth fy modd fy mod yn gallu cynnig cyfraniad iddo.