María Brandán Aráoz

Estudió magisterio, Literatura española I y II en el Instituto Cultural Hispánico –finalizando sus estudios en Madrid, España– y cursó las carreras de Periodismo, Relaciones Públicas, Guionista de televisión y cine. Como periodista, colaboró en diferentes diarios y revistas de Argentina. Realizó guiones de dibujos animados para al público infantil en México. Es miembro de la Society of Children’s Book Writers and Ilustrators of USA (Sociedad de autores e ilustradores de libros para niños de los Estados Unidos). Obtuvo la Faja de Honor de la SADE (Sociedad Argentina de Escritores) en Literatura Infantil y Juvenil por su libro Vacaciones con Aspirina; 1983, y la Faja de Honor de la Sociedad Argentina de Escritores en Novela, por su obra Caso

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