Sonja Smolec (born 1953) is a Croatian artist, writer, and poet.

Biography

Smolec was born in

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. From 1956 to 1985, she lived in

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, and currently resides in

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. Smolec was, at one time, a member of the

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'69', but eventually neglected her interest in painting due to family commitments. Since February 2004, Smolec became a member of the Society of Writers for children and youth, Croatia

She is also member o
DHK
Društvo hrvatskih književnika.

Works - Books for children and youth

* Tajna ima krila - collection of stories, 2002 - Publisher: Szabo A3 Data, * Kamen Tvrtko - collection of stories - e-book, 2006 - Naklada Spark, Velika Gorica, Hrvatska, * Kamen Tvrtko - collection of stories, 2008 - Lulu, USA, * Kineski zvončići - novel for children, 2008 - Publisher: Albatros, Velika Gorica, Croatia, * The Girl with Pink Glasses - novel for children written in English, Publisher AG Press, USA 2010, * Halo, Zemlja zove Snježanu! - novel for children and youth, 2010 - Publisher: Alfa, Zagreb, Croatia, ) * Der Stein Hartwig (German) - collection of stories, 2013, Publisher R. G. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, * The Girl with Pink Glasses - novel for children written in Croatian, 2013 - Publisher: Kalliopa, Našice, Croatia, * Moja sestra Sarah (My sister Sarah) - novel for youth, 2015. - Publisher: Croatian Association of Writers for Children and Youth, First Writers Club, Biblioteka Velika, Zagreb, Hrvatska, * Moja polovica Mjeseca - novel for youth, 2017. Naklada Bošković, Split, * Prva klupa do prozora - novel for youth, 2017. Naklada Bošković, Split, * Marama s bubamarama - novel for youth and children 2017. Naklada Semafora, Biblioteka Zelena, Zagreb, ilustracije Sanja Pribić, * Da ti nije palo na pamet!- novel for youth, 2018. Naklada Bošković, Split, * Malena i Klepetan,- picture book, 2018. Izdanja Antibarbarus, Zagreb, * Zefir, - novel for youth, 2019. Naklada Bošković, Split, * Predskazivač, - novel for youth, 2019. Book one, Naklada T.I.M. Rijeka * Predskazivač, - novel for youth, 2020. Book two, Naklada T.I.M. Rijeka * Priče iz sobe na kraju hodnika, novel for youth, 2021. Naklada T.I.M. Rijeka

Books for adults

* Ada - novela, 2018. Naklada Bošković, Split,

Awards

Smolec has won the first prize for short stories in English, an international competition run by the highly prestigious El Museo de la Palabra, Spain. As part of the ceremonies, the winners have met Princess Letizia, the future Spanish Queen. *

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. 19 June 2014 – present: Her Majesty The Queen Awarded story: "Night Howl"

Official site of his majesty, Don Juan Carlos, King of Spain

Museo de la Palabra, Quero, Toledo, Spain

In the Webstilus Association competition, she won the award for the most beautiful poetry collection for 2014 - "Roots". The Webstilus Association has published her an award-winning collection. On 7 June 2018, Smolec has won the first prize named after the Croatian writer "Mato Lovrak" for the best novel written for children and youth "Marama s Bubamarama", published by "Semafora", Zagreb, Croatia.

References

External links

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Personal site of His Majesty, King of SpainMuseo da la Palabras
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