Susana Olaondo

Susana Olaondo (born 27 May 1953) is a Uruguayan writer and illustrator.

Susana Olaondo
Born (1953-05-27) 27 May 1953
Montevideo, Uruguay
OccupationWriter, illustrator
Known forChildren's literature
Awards
Websitesusanaolaondo.com.uy

Biography

Susana Olaondo was born in Montevideo in 1953. She studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and introduction to visual and technical language in gardening, and graduated from the Municipal School of Gardening. Since 1990 she has held a plastic expression workshop for children where creativity is encouraged. The author highlights her versatility by writing her own stories and illustrating them. She initially started writing and drawing for her two children. In 1990 she illustrated her first book, La Tía Merelde, and since then has continued to work in children's literature.[1] Several of her books have been published and translated in the United States and Chile.[2] She has published several works, including an audiobook for the Braille Foundation of Uruguay.

The author has demonstrated her passion for nature, plants and animals, taking these elements as inspiration to reflect on later in her books. Some of her stories (Felipe, Olegario, Una Pindó) have been theatrically adapted.[3]

Awards and recognitions
  • 1997, 2nd National Literature Prize for children and young adults for Felipe
  • 1998, 1st National Literature Prize for children and young adults for Un cuento de papel
  • 2000, Honorable mention for Apenas un color from the Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay (MEC)
  • 2002, Honorable mention for Uno de conejos from the MEC
  • 2004, 1st mention for Una Pindó from the MEC
  • 2006, 2nd National Literature Prize for children and young adults for Palabras (shared with writer Magdalena Helguera)
  • 2008, Honorable mention for Gato negro, gato blanco from the MEC
  • 2010, Bartolomé Hidalgo Prize for Por un color, "for encouraging reading in images, where text and illustration coexist, and the ethical and aesthetic function of Children's and Young People's Literature are combined"[4][5]
  • 2016, Golden Book Award for Los patos que no tiene ombligo[6][7]

Works
YearTitleISBNPublisherNotes
1990La Tía MereldeEdiciones Mosca Hnos.
1992Te lo dije NinoEdiciones Mosca Hnos.
1992Olegario un bicho de luz apagadoEdiciones Mosca Hnos.
1994Un PatoEdiciones de autor
1994VioletaEdiciones de autor
1994VamosEdiciones de autor
1995La radio de Don MaríoBraille Foundation of UruguayAudiobook
1996FelipeISBN 9974590345Alfaguara
1997Una LunaISBN 9789974954007Alfaguara
1998Un cuento de papelISBN 9789974954014Alfaguara
2001Julieta: ¿Qué plantaste?Alfaguara
2001VioletaISBN 9974671280AlfaguaraReissue
2002Uno de conejosISBN 9974671299Alfaguara
2002Cuentos para contarAsociación Ser del UruguayProceeds donated to Hospital Pereira Rossell
2003Una PindóISBN 9974671604Alfaguara
2004OlegarioISBN 9974671892AlfaguaraReissue
2004MeletéISBN 9974323533Trilce
2004VamosISBN 9974323657TrilceReissue
2005Si vas a dibujar...ISBN 9974950341Alfaguara
2005La HuellaISBN 9974323932Trilce
2006El lapicito verdeISBN 9974324114Trilce
2006PalabrasISBN 9974950864Alfaguara
2006Merelde y los lunaresISBN 9974951038Alfaguara
2007Un MagoISBN 9789974801325Sudamericana
2007Una lombriz y un águilaISBN 9789974952508Alfaguara
2008Gato blanco, gato negro[8]ISBN 9789974952706Alfaguara
2008MeletéISBN 9789974953314AlfaguaraReissue and new format
2009JugamosISBN 9789974952959Alfaguara
2009MimosISBN 9789974952942Alfaguara
2009¡Hay que insistir!ISBN 9789974952331Alfaguara
2010La huellaISBN 9789974953222Alfaguara
2010¡Por un Color...!ISBN 9789974953673Alfaguara
2016Los patos no tienen ombligoISBN 9789974732124Alfaguara

References
  1. "Niños Ilustrados – pag. 2". Paula (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. "Susana Olaondo" (in Spanish). IBBY Uruguay. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "Mundo Bebé te invita a ver 'Una Pindó' de Susana Olaondo" [Mundo Bebé Invites You To See 'Una Pindó' by Susana Olaondo] (in Spanish). Mundo Bebé. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. "Los autores tienen sus premios" [The Authors Have their Awards]. 180 (in Spanish). 4 October 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. "Arbeleche y Olaondo premiados con los Bartolomé" [Arbeleche and Olaondo Awarded at the Bartolomés]. El País (in Spanish). 3 October 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. "La Cámara Uruguaya del Libro premió a las obras más vendidas" [The Uruguayan Book Chamber Awards the Bestselling Works]. El Observador (in Spanish). 17 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  7. "Carlota Ferreira es Libro de Oro y se transformará en serie de TV" [Carlota Ferreira Wins Golden Book and Will Be Transformed Into a TV Series]. El País (in Spanish). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  8. "Susana Olaondo y un encuentro entre gatos" [Susana Olaondo and an Encounter Between Cats]. El País (in Spanish). 22 November 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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