Margarita del Mazo explained
Margarita del Mazo (born 17 October 1960) is a Spanish writer of children's literature.
Biography
Margarita del Mazo earned a law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. In the late 1990s, she began narrating live stories, and in 2009, she published her first book, La máscara del león.
She teaches storytelling, creative writing, reading animation, puppet and theater workshops, as well as teacher training courses in and private centers (nursery schools and institutes).
She collaborates with the Instituto Cervantes[1] on several of its festivals (Day E, Festival Ñ and Cervantino Day of Children's and Young Adult Literature), in different national and international venues, with presentations, workshops, author meetings and narration sessions. She also works with institutions such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Museo ABC, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the Community of Madrid, Castilla–La Mancha, the, the in Matadero, town halls, hospitals, festivals (BITA, Etnosur, Hay Festival, etc.), and narration marathons such as Guadalajara's and the Parla Cuenta Festival.
She has carried out several presentations at conferences and festivals of literature and illustration (IlustraTour, Hay Festival). In 2010, she participated in the International Congress of Art, Education, and Visual Culture in Early Childhood and Primary Education.
In 2017, she was invited to Chicago and other communities in Illinois, to participate in narration sessions and meetings with authors and teachers in bilingual centers and libraries.[1] [2]
Works
Children's literature
Awards and recognitions
- 2010 Junceda Award finalist for Mosquito
- 2011 for Hamelín[3]
- Plaque BIB at the 2013 Bratislava Biennale for the illustrations in Hamelín[4]
- 2014 Gremio de Libreros de Madrid Award for Best Illustrated Album for El Rebaño[5] [6]
- 2015 Plastilina & Bloggers Award for Best Illustrated Album for El Rebaño[7]
- 2016 Cuatrogatos Foundation Award for El Rebaño[8]
- 2018 Cuatrogatos Foundation Award for 5 PATITOS[9]
- 2014 Isaac Díaz Pardo Award Finalist for Feroz, el lobo
- Honorable mention for the illustrations of Feroz, el lobo at the 2014 Sharjah Internacional Book Fair, United Arab Emirates
- 2016 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award in the category Spanish Language Society and Culture for La luz de Lucía[10]
Notes and References
- News: Celebrated Spanish Author Visits Schools . Katelyn . Stanek . Woodstock Independent . 8 November 2017 . 27 August 2018.
- News: CUSD 50 storytelling night at Harvard Diggins Library . . 9 November 2017 . 27 August 2018.
- Web site: Premios Lazarillo 2011 . . Spanish . 27 August 2018.
- Book: Príbeh BIB . Story of BIB . Bibiana, the International Art House for Children . 131 . Slovak . 2015 . 27 August 2018 . issuu.
- 'Del color de la leche' y 'El rebaño' Premios 2014 del Gremio de Libreros de Madrid . Culturamas . Spanish . 20 October 2014 . 27 August 2018.
- Web site: Premios del Gremio de Libreros de Madrid . Los Libreros Recomiendan . Spanish . 20 October 2014 . 27 August 2018.
- Web site: III Premios Plastilina & Bloggers al mejor Álbum Ilustrado . 3rd Plastilina & Bloggers Award for Best Illustrated Album . Librería Papelería Juegos Plastilina Cádiz . Spanish . 15 December 2015 . 27 August 2018.
- Book: Premio Fundación Cuatrogatos . Cuatrogatos Foundation . 18 . Spanish . 2016 . 27 August 2018.
- Web site: Libros premiados . Cuatrogatos Foundation . Spanish . 27 August 2018.
- Web site: 2016 Gelett Burgess Award Winning Books . . 27 August 2018.
