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Anne Fine

Though readers often find themselves inadvertently laughing aloud as they read Anne Fine's novels, as she herself admits, "a lot of my work, even for fairly young readers, raises serious social issues. Growing up is a long and confusing business. I try to show that the battle through the chaos is worthwhile and can, at times, be seen as very funny." In 1994, this unique combination of humour and realism inspired the hit movie MRS. DOUBTFIRE, based on Anne's novel MADAME DOUBTFIRE and starring the late comedic genius Robin Williams.

Anne is best known in her home country, England, as a writer principally for children, but over the years she has also written eight novels for adult readers. Seven of these she describes as black - or sour - come

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Kristina Gudonytė

Kristina Gudonytė – rašytoja („Gėlių dvaras“, „Blogos mergaitės dienoraštis“, „Ida iš šešėlių sodo“ ), spektaklių, populiarių televizijos filmų scenarijų autorė ir režisierė, aktorė, dailininkė. „Blogos mergaitės dienoraštis“ 2009 m. buvo pripažintas geriausia knyga paaugliams, „Ida iš šešėlių sodo“ – 2012-aisiais. 2014 m. K. Gudonytei už talentingą kūrybą vaikams ir paaugliams, už įtaigų intelektualinį ir psichologinį turinį, už jautrumą gimtajai kalbai buvo paskirta Švietimo ir mokslo ministerijos įsteigta Vaikų literatūros premija.

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Robin Jarvis

Robin Jarvis (born May 8, 1963) is a British children's novelist, who writes fantasy novels, often about anthropomorphic rodents and small mammals—especially mice—and Tudor times. A lot of his works are based in London, in and around Deptford and Greenwich where he used to live, or in Whitby.

His first novel—The Dark Portal, featuring the popular Deptford Mice—was the runner up for the Smarties book prize in 1989.

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Charlotte Kerner

Charlotte Kerner, geboren 1950 in Speyer, studierte Volkswirtschaft und Soziologie in Mannheim, Studienaufenthalte in Kanada und der Volksrepublik China folgten. Als Buchautorin hat sie sich besonders durch ihre Frauenbiografien (alle im Verlag Beltz & Gelberg) einen Namen gemacht: 1987 gewann sie mit "Lise, Atomphysikerin" zum ersten Mal den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis, ihr Klon-Roman "Blueprint-Blaupause" erhielt die begehrte Auszeichnung im Jahr 2000. Diese Zukunftsgeschichte wurde mit Franka Potente in der Hauptrolle erfolgreich verfilmt und in 13 Sprachen übersetzt.

Charlotte Kerner lebt als freie Journalistin und Buchautorin in Lübeck.

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Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is a Franco-Belgian playwright, short story writer and novelist, as well as a film director. His plays have been staged in over fifty countries all over the world.

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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature. He is widely considered by theatre historians to be the first dramaturg.

Lessing was born in Kamenz, a small town in Saxony. His father was a clergyman and the author of theological writings. After visiting Latin School in Kamenz (from 1737 onwards) and the Fürstenschule St. Afra in Meissen (from 1741 onwards) he studied theology and medicine in Leipzig (1746–1748).

From 1748 to 1760 he lived in Leipzig and Berlin and worked as reviewer and editor for, amongst others, the Voss

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Michael Ende

Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende was a German writer of fantasy and children's literature. He was the son of the surrealist painter Edgar Ende.

Ende was one of the most popular and famous German authors of the 20th century, mostly due to the enormous success of his children's books. However, Ende was not strictly a children’s author, as he also wrote books for adults. Ende claimed, "It is for this child in me, and in all of us, that I tell my stories," and that "[my books are] for any child between 80 and 8 years" (qtd. Senick 95, 97). Ende’s writing could be described as a surreal mixture of reality and fantasy. The reader is often invited to take a more interactive role in the story, and the worlds in his books often mirror our reality, using

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Willy Russell

William Russell is a British dramatist, lyricist, and composer. His best-known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, and Blood Brothers.

Willy Russell was born in Whiston, on the outskirts of Liverpool, where he grew up. His parents worked in a book publisher's and often encouraged him to read. After leaving school with one O-level in English, he first became a ladies' hairdresser and ran his own salon. Russell then undertook a variety of jobs, also the first play he wrote was Keep Your Eyes Down Low (1975). His first success was a play about The Beatles called John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert. Originally commissioned for the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool was transferring to the West End in 1974. Educating Rita (1980) concerned a fe

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Patricia McCormick

Patricia McCormick is a journalist and writer. She graduated from Rosemont College in 1978, followed by an M.S. from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1986 and an M.F.A. from New School University in 1999. Her first novel for teens was Cut, about a young woman who self-injures herself. This was followed by My Brother's Keeper in 2005, about a boy struggling with his brother's addiction and Sold in 2006. Her awards include the American Library Association Best Book of the Year, New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage, and the Children's Literature Council's Choice.

She has written for The New York Times, Parents magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Ladies Home Journal, Town & Country, More, Reader's Digest,

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Jan Terlouw

Jan Cornelis Terlouw was a Dutch politician, physicist and author. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, he served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1981 to 1982 under Prime Minister Dries van Agt.

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Charlotte Kerner

Charlotte Kerner, geboren 1950 in Speyer, studierte Volkswirtschaft und Soziologie in Mannheim, Studienaufenthalte in Kanada und der Volksrepublik China folgten. Als Buchautorin hat sie sich besonders durch ihre Frauenbiografien (alle im Verlag Beltz & Gelberg) einen Namen gemacht: 1987 gewann sie mit "Lise, Atomphysikerin" zum ersten Mal den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis, ihr Klon-Roman "Blueprint-Blaupause" erhielt die begehrte Auszeichnung im Jahr 2000. Diese Zukunftsgeschichte wurde mit Franka Potente in der Hauptrolle erfolgreich verfilmt und in 13 Sprachen übersetzt.

Charlotte Kerner lebt als freie Journalistin und Buchautorin in Lübeck.

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Melvin Burgess

Melvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, The Cry of the Wolf, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of Junk, which was published in the shadow of the film of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, and dealt with the trendy and controversial idea of heroin-addicted teenagers. Junk soon became, at least in Britain, one of the best-known children's books of the decade.

Burgess again courted predictable controversy in 2003, with the publication of Doing It, which dealt with underage sex. America created a show based on the book, Life As We Know It. In his other books, such as Bloodtide and The Ghost Behind the Wall, Burgess has dealt with less realist and sometimes fan

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Eva Ibbotson

Eva Ibbotson (Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner) was a novelist specializing in romance and children's fantasy.

She was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1925. When Hitler appeared, her family moved to England. She attended Bedford College, graduating in 1945; Cambridge University from 1946-47; and the University of Durham, graduating with a diploma in education in 1965. Eva had intended to be a physiologist but was put off by animal testing. Instead, she married and raised a family, returning to school to become a teacher in the 1960s. They have three sons and a daughter.

Eva began writing with the television drama “Linda Came Today” in 1965. Ten years later, she published her first novel, “The Great Ghost Rescue”. Eva has written numerous books in

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Malorie Blackman

An award-winning children's author, Malorie Blackman was honoured with an OBE in 2008. Her work has been adapted for TV and stage.

More information available at:
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British Council: Contemporary Authors
British Council: Encompass Culture
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Tim Krabbé

Tim Krabbé is de auteur van bestsellers als Het Gouden Ei, De Renner, De Grot en Marte Jacobs, die ook internationaal succesvol zijn. Verschillende van zijn boeken werden verfilmd.

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Jenny Downham

Jenny Downham (born 1964) is a British novelist and an ex-actor. In her first book, Before I Die, the fictional account of the last few months of a sixteen-year-old girl who has been dying of leukemia for 4 years. The book is told in the first person. The book was acclaimed and was short-listed for the 2007 Guardian Award and the 2008 Lancashire Children's Book of the Year, nominated for the 2008 Carnegie Medal and the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize, and won the 2008 Branford Boase Award.

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Sadie Jones

was born in London, the daughter of a poet and an actress. Her father, Evan Jones, was born in Portland, Jamaica in 1927. He grew up on a banana farm, eventually moving to the United States, and from there to England in the 1950s. His most widely acclaimed work is "The Song of the Banana Man". Sadie's mother, Joanna Jones, was featured as an extra in various television series, including "The Avengers."

As a young woman, Sadie opted out of attending university, preferring instead to work an assortment of odd jobs (video production, temping, waiting tables) and to travel. After visiting America, the Caribbean and Mexico, Sadie settled in Paris, where she taught English and wrote her first screenplay. She eventually moved to London, where she

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Gill Lewis

Before she could walk, Gill Lewis was discovered force-feeding bread to a sick hedgehog under the rose bushes. Now her stories reflect her passion for wild animals in wild places. She draws inspiration from many of the people she has had the fortune to meet during her work as a vet, both at home and abroad. Gill Lewis has a masters degree in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and won the 2009 course prize for most promising writer. Her first novel was snapped up for publication within hours of being offered to publishers. She lives in Somerset with her young family and a motley crew of pets. She writes from a shed in the garden, in the company of spiders.

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Ignas Šeinius

Ignas Šeinius (tikr. Ignas Jurkūnas, po 1943 m. šved. Ignas Scheynius, 1889 m. balandžio 3 d. Šeiniūnuose, Širvintų valsčius – 1959 m. sausio 15 d. Stokholme, Švedija) – lietuvių ir švedų rašytojas, Lietuvos diplomatas, spaudos darbuotojas.

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Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkins is the New York Times bestselling author of Crank, Burned, Impulse, Glass, Identical, Tricks, Fallout, Perfect, Triangles, Tilt, and Collateral. She lives in Carson City, Nevada, with her husband and son. Hopkin's Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest pages get thousands of hits from teens who claim Hopkins is the "only one who understands me", and she can be visited at ellenhopkins.com.

Like most of you here, books are my life. Reading is a passion, but writing is the biggest part of me. Balance is my greatest challenge, as I love my family, friends, animals and home, but also love traveling to meet my readers. Hope I meet many of you soon!

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Helen Vreeswijk

Helen Vreeswijk is geboren en getogen in Den Haag. Als kind hield ze er van om in bomen te klimmen en te voetballen met de jongens.
Tijdens haar schooltijd had ze het soms moeilijk omwille van haar dyslexie. Ze moesten vaak saaie boekjes lezen. Helen begon dan maar met het schrijven van haar eigen verhalen.
Ze wilde graag schrijfster of politieagente worden als ze groot was.
Ze ging dan ook bij de politie werken als vingerafdrukdeskundige (dactyloscopist). Al snel werd haar hulp ingeroepen bij het schrijven van de kinderpagina van het personeelsblad en dat werd een groot succes. Ze volgde een cursus kinder- en jeugdliteratuur en als eindopdracht moest ze een scriptie schrijven. Dat werd haar debuutroman.
Ze kwam regelmatig in contact met da

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John Corey Whaley

JOHN ‘COREY’ WHALEY grew up in the small town of Springhill, Louisiana, where he learned to be sarcastic and to tell stories. He has a B.A. in English from Louisiana Tech University, as well as an M.A in Secondary English Education. He started writing stories about aliens and underwater civilizations when he was around ten or eleven, but now writes realistic YA fiction (which sometimes includes zombies…). He taught public school for five years and spent much of that time daydreaming about being a full-time writer…and dodging his students’ crafty projectiles. He is terrible at most sports, but is an occasional kayaker and bongo player. He is obsessed with movies, music, and traveling to new places. He is an incredibly picky eater and has nev

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Phil Earle

Phil was born in Hull in 1974, and he studied English and Drama at Hull University. He worked for a year as a carer in a children’s home, then after training as a drama therapist, he worked in a therapeutic community in London, which cared for multiply abused adolescents. Then, changing tack completely, he chose a marginally more sedate life as a children’s bookseller. It was here that he developed an obsession for kid’s literature, in particular, young adult fiction.

After three years at Ottakar’s, he became a sales rep, and then a key account manager for Transworld/Random House, and is now sales director at Simon and Schuster Children’s Books.

Phil lives in South East London with his wife and three young children.

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Davide Morosinotto

Davide Morosinotto è nato nel 1980 in provincia di Padova. Vive a Bologna, dopo una parentesi romana di un paio d’anni. Il suo mestiere è quello di traduttore di software e i suoi hobby sono le moto, i libri e i videogame. Da qualche anno si è dedicato alla scrittura di libri per ragazzi ottenendo subito importanti risultati come il premio "Mondadori Junior Award".

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Zana Fraillon

Zana Fraillon was born in Melbourne, but spent her early childhood in San Francisco.

Zana has written two picture books for young children, a series for middle readers, and a novel for older readers based on research and accounts of survivors of the Forgotten Generation. She spent a year in China teaching English and now lives in Melbourne with her three sons, husband and two dogs.

When Zana isn't reading or writing, she likes to explore the museums and hidden passageways scattered across Melbourne. They provide the same excitement as that moment before opening a new book - preparing to step into the unknown where a whole world of possibilities awaits.

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Marc Elsberg

Marc Elsberg is the pseudonym of Marcus Rafelsberger.

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C. Toni Graham

C. Toni Graham is the author of the delightful illustrated children's book "Gabby Giggles". Her YA novel, "Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals" is the first installment of her debut trilogy. The second release in the series, "Crossroads and the Dominion of Four" is now available at all retailers. This fantasy saga is about four teenagers transported to the Otherworld. Here the teens are thrust into a magical world where they must defeat an evil druid and determine if other magical beings are allies or enemies as they face danger and challenges in their quest for answers. This fast paced fantasy is fueled with mystery, surprising plots and memorable characters. Crossroads is an extremely well-written story for readers of all ages.
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Kristina Gudonytė

Kristina Gudonytė – rašytoja („Gėlių dvaras“, „Blogos mergaitės dienoraštis“, „Ida iš šešėlių sodo“ ), spektaklių, populiarių televizijos filmų scenarijų autorė ir režisierė, aktorė, dailininkė. „Blogos mergaitės dienoraštis“ 2009 m. buvo pripažintas geriausia knyga paaugliams, „Ida iš šešėlių sodo“ – 2012-aisiais. 2014 m. K. Gudonytei už talentingą kūrybą vaikams ir paaugliams, už įtaigų intelektualinį ir psichologinį turinį, už jautrumą gimtajai kalbai buvo paskirta Švietimo ir mokslo ministerijos įsteigta Vaikų literatūros premija.

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Krystal Sutherland

Krystal Sutherland is an internationally published author. Her latest novel for young adults, House of Hollow, was released by Penguin in April 2021. Sutherland's first novel, Chemical Hearts, was published in over 20 countries and was named by the American Booksellers Association as one of the best debuts of 2016. The film adaptation, produced by Amazon Studios, stars Lili Reinhart (Riverdale) and Austin Abrams (Dash & Lily); Sutherland served as an executive producer on the project. Her second novel, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, was published to critical acclaim in 2017 and has been optioned for adaptation by Yellow Bird US. In 2018, she appeared on the annual Forbes “30 Under 30” list. Originally from Australia, she has li

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Andrew Lane

See also work published as Andy Lane

During 2009, Macmillan Books announced that Lane would be writing a series of books focusing on the early life of Sherlock Holmes. The series was developed in conjunction with the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Lane had already shown an extensive knowledge of the Holmes character and continuity in his Virgin Books novel All-Consuming Fire in which he created The Library of St. John the Beheaded as a meeting place for the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who.

The first book in the 'Young Sherlock Holmes' series – Death Cloud – was published in the United Kingdom in June 2010 (February 2011 in the United States), with the second – Red Leech – published in the United Kingdom in November of that year (w

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Robert Cormier

Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925–November 2, 2000) was an American author, columnist and reporter, known for his deeply pessimistic, downbeat literature. His most popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards. The Chocolate War was challenged in multiple libraries. His books often are concerned with themes such as abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win.

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Daina Opolskaitė

Daina Opolskaitė gimė 1979 m. Vilkaviškyje, baigė lituanistikos studijas. „Dienų piramidės" – antrasis autorės novelių rinkinys, kurio teko laukti net 18 metų. Jame sugulė laiko patikrinti ir literatūrologų įvertinti tekstai, skelbti įvairiuose literatūriniuose ir kultūriniuose leidiniuose. 2018 metais novelė „Grotos" pelnė „lietuviškosios novelės Nobelį" – rašytojo Antano Vaičiulaičio premiją, o novelė „Ateik per ledą" tais pačiais metais buvo apdovanota Jurgio Kunčino literatūrine premija.

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Dave Shelton

Dave Shelton is the author of Thirteen Chairs. His UK debut novel for children, A Boy And A Bear In A Boat, was shortlisted for numerous awards in the UK and won the Branford Boase Award, an award given to an outstanding children's or young adult novel by a first-time writer. He's also the creator of the UK comic strip "Good Dog, Bad Dog." He lives in Cambridge, England, with his family.

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Mimi Costalunga

Mimi Costalunga è nata in una città di mare ed ha vissuto dieci anni in mezzo ai grattacieli di una metropoli orientale.
Ha fatto la contabile, la pendolare, l’espatriata ma la cosa che le piace di più è scrivere storie, possibilmente d’amore.
Sposata e mamma di tre bimbi, ama il gorgoglio della moka, il profumo del bucato e il ticchettio dei tasti nel silenzio della casa vuota.

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Ilona Ežerinytė

Knygos autorė Ilona Ežerinytė tuometiniame Šiaulių pedagoginiame institute studijavo lietuvių kalbą ir literatūrą, nuo 1999 metų gyvena ir dirba mokytoja Vilniuje. Literatūroje debiutavo pasakų knyga „Šunojaus diena“ (jai 2016 metų nacionaliniame vaikų literatūros konkurse
skirta pirmoji vieta). „Sutikti eidą“ – antroji autorės knyga.

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Antanas Vaičiulaitis

Antanas Vaičiulaitis (taip pat žinomas slapyvardžiu Aug. Raginis) – Lietuvos diplomatas, rašytojas, vertėjas.

Baigė Vilkaviškio „Žiburio“ gimnaziją. Lietuvos universitete studijavo lietuvių ir prancūzų kalbą bei literatūrą, pedagogiką, psichologiją. Prancūzų literatūros studijas gilino Grenoblio ir Sorbonos universitetuose.

XX a. ketvirtojo dešimtmečio kartos rašytojas, išsiskiriantis ypač šviesia humanistine pasaulėvoka ir dėmesiu estetiniam kūrinio formos tobulumui. Vaičiulaitis yra vienas ryškiausių krikščioniškojo humanizmo atstovų lietuvių literatūroje, gretintinas su tokiais XX a. prancūzų ir italų literatūros meistrais kaip André Maurois, François Mauriac, Giovanni Pappini. Stilistine kultūra, vakarietiška kūrybine orientacija jis prim

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Vytautas Račickas

Vytautas Račickas (slapyvardis Vytautas Dvarčionis). Gimė 1952 01 01 Anykščių rajone Keblonių kaime. 1969 m. baigė Utenos antrąją vid. mokyklą, vėliau - Vilniaus universitetą.

Visą savo gyvenimą dirbo laikraščiuose (1974–1977 m. - laikraščio "Tarybinis mokytojas“ korespondentas, 1977–1985 m. - "Lietuvos pionierius“ korespondentas, 1987–2000 m. - "Genio“ žurnalo literatūros redaktorius, vyr. redaktorius.) Rašė prozą, daugiausia vaikams. Už knygą Zuika padūkėlis gavo Respublikinę komjaunimo premiją.

V. Račicko kūriniuose keliamos opiausios problemos, tokios kaip tėvų skyrybos, nesutarimai, mokykla. Visos jos pateikiamos grakščiai, be nereikalingo banalumo. Apsakymai lengvi, suprantami, tačiau tuo pat metu įtraukiantys ir sudominantys. Knygų h

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Antonio Ramos Revillas

Antonio Ramos Revillas es egresado de la carrera de Letras Españolas de la UANL. Sus relatos y cuentos han obtenido el premio de Literatura Joven Universitaria, el Premio Nuevo León de Literatura, el Premio Nacional de Cuento Joven Julio Torri, el Premio Nacional de Cuento Salvador Gallardo Dávalos, el Premio Regional Juan B. Tijerina y el Mano de Obra, así como las becas del FONCA y del Centro de Escritores de Nuevo León, del Centro Mexicano de Escritores, del FONCA y de la Fundación para las Letras Mexicanas. Algunos de sus relatos han sido traducidos al inglés, francés y polaco y han sido seleccionados en un par de antologías.

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Renata Šerelytė

Renata Šerelytė (g. 1970) – prozininkė, poetė, dramaturgė, kritikė, žurnalistė. 1988 m. baigė Šimonių vidurinę mokyklą, metus dirbo mokyklos bibliotekoje. 1994 m. Vilniaus universitete baigė lietuvių kalbos ir literatūros studijas. Dirbo vaikų žurnale „Žvaigždutė“, kultūros savaitraštyje „7 meno dienos“, žurnale „Jaunimo gretos“. Šiuo metu bendradarbiauja „Šiaurės Atėnuose“, internetiniuose dienraščiuose. R. Šerelytė debiutavo 1986 m. žurnale „Moksleivis“. Pirmasis novelių rinkinys – „Žuvies darinėjimas“ (1995). Išleido novelių rinkinius „Balandų ratas“ (1997), „O ji tepasakė miau“ (2001), romanus „Ledynmečio žvaigždės“ (1999), „Vardas tamsoje“ (2004), du nuotykinių istorinių apysakų rinkinius vaikams, eilėraščių rinkinį vaikams, esė rinkin

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