LORENZA ESTANDÍA
Literary Agency Specialized in Children and Young Adult´s Literature
Monique Zepeda
Mexican
Hello,
a bit about me:
Outstanding Mexican author of books for children, middle grade, and young adults. She is also a psychologist and certified Kiva trainer.
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She has 39 books published: 18 stories, four novels, two poetry books, 11 non-fiction books, one textbook, two essays, and one adult novel sold in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain, and the United States.
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She has received the literary prizes:
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“El Barco de Vapor” of Fundación SM and Consejo Nacional de Cultura y Artes (CONACULTA), 2000 and 2005
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​Finalist of “Narciso Mendoza” Poetry Prize of Alfaguara Infantil Publishing House and the State of Morelos, Mexico
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Best Books of IBBY Venezuela, 2008
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Editorial Art Prize of the National Chamber of the Mexican Editorial Industry (CANIEM), 2008
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White Ravens List of the Internationale Jugendbibliothek München, 2009 (two books)
Four of her books are part of the classroom and school libraries program of the Ministry of Public Education of Mexico, with 294,960 copies.
Four of her books are shortlisted in IBBY Mexico’s Recommended Book Guide, 2009 and 2010.
Her books have been translated into Chinese and Korean (one book in each language) and Portuguese (one book).