Ana Maria Machado

Ana Maria Machado
in 2017
in 2017
Born (1941-12-24) 24 December 1941 (age 82)
Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationWriter, journalist
Alma materFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
Period1969–
GenreChildren's novels, magic realism
Notable worksBisa Bia, Bisa Bel
Notable awardsHans Christian Andersen Award for Writing
2000

Ana Maria Machado (born 24 December 1941) is a Brazilian writer of children's books, one of the most significant alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth Rocha. She received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2000 for her "lasting contribution to children's literature".[1][2][3] She also won the SM Ibero-American Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature in 2012.[4]

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  3. ^ "Entregan en Cartagena premio mundial literatura infantil". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2000-09-23. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  4. ^ "Ana Maria Machado obtiene el VIII Premio Iberoamericano SM de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil". Europa Press. 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2023-05-28.