I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the winter of 1965.
I grew up in small towns in the countryside.
When I was five years old, we moved permanently to this town, where I still live and where my four children were born.”
When I was a child, I loved to read.
My family says I always had my head in the clouds.
Although I never imagined I would become a writer, over the years I chose paths that led me to what I do today: I write books for children and young people.
It is a profession that brings me great happiness.
Awards and distinctions
- 1985 – Second Prize, «Héctor Murena» Contest, S.A.D.E. (Argentine Writers’ Society).
- 1986 – Accésit Prize, «Joaquín V. González» Contest, organized by the «Félix Bernasconi» Institute with the sponsorship of the National Directorate of Primary and Pre-primary Education of the Ministry of Education.
- 1990 – Third Prize, «Colihue Young Adult Novel» Contest.
- 1996 – Finalist, «Haroldo Conti» National Contest for Young Narrators.
- 1997 – Finalist, «Haroldo Conti» National Contest for Young Narrators.
- 2004 – Finalist, «El Barco de Vapor» Children’s Literature Award, Fundación SM.
- 2007 – Finalist, «El Barco de Vapor» Children’s Literature Award, Fundación SM.
- 2008 – Winner of the «Norma-Fundalectura» Latin American Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award, for El último heliogábalo.
- 2009 – «El Barco de Vapor» Children’s Literature Award, Fundación SM, for the novel La muralla.
- 2010 – The White Ravens list, Internationale Jugendbibliothek (International Youth Library), Munich, for the novel El hombre de los pies-murciélago.
- 2012 – Finalist, «El Barco de Vapor» Children’s Literature Award, Fundación SM.
- 2012 – Special Mention, National Children’s Literature Award (Argentina), works published 2008-2011.
- 2014 – «Destacados ALIJA» Award (IBBY Argentina): Best Young Adult Novel for Tatuajes and Best Children’s Short Story for La tortilla de papas.
- 2015 – «Destacados ALIJA» Award (IBBY Argentina): Best Young Adult Novel for Lucía, no tardes.
- 2015 – The White Ravens list, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Munich, for La tortilla de papas.
- 2015 – Selected among the «100 Recommended Books» of the Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, Miami, for Tatuajes and Animales en verso.
- 2016 – Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, Miami, for La tortilla de papas.
- 2017 – Selected among the «100 Recommended Books» of the Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, Miami, for Lucía, no tardes.
- 2018 – IBBY Honour List, for Lucía, no tardes.
- 2018 – «El Barco de Vapor» Children’s Literature Award, Fundación SM, for Bombay.
- 2019 – Selected among the «100 Recommended Books» of the Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, Miami, for Otto y Kimoti.
- 2020 – The White Ravens list, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Munich, for Cocodrilo con flor rosa.
- 2020 – Shortlisted for «Los mejores libros para niños y jóvenes» (The Best Books for Children and Young People), Banco del Libro, Venezuela, for Cocodrilo con flor rosa.
- 2020 – Selected among the «100 Recommended Books» of the Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, Miami, for La fiesta.
- 2021 – Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, Miami, for Esa cuchara.
- 2022 – Selected among the «100 Recommended Books» of the Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, Miami, for Mi papá es un tlacuilo and Bostezo de sapo.
- 2022 – «Best Books for Kids 2021», The New York Public Library, for Mi papá es un tlacuilo.
- 2022 – Included in the «II Cerlalc-UNESCO-IBBY Catalogue of Children’s Books for Sustainable Development», for Un nudo en la garganta.
- 2023 – Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), Sweden.
- 2023 – The White Ravens list, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Munich, for Familia de palabras.
- 2023 – The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, for Familia de palabras.
- 2024 – Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), Sweden.
- 2024 – Konex Award in Letters, «Children’s Literature» category.
- 2025 – Finalist, Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, Miami, for Kala.
- 2025 – Selected among the «100 Recommended Books» of the Fundación Cuatrogatos Award, Miami, for Erizo.
- 2025 – Nominated for the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Award 2026.
- 2026 – «La Hormiguita Viajera» National and Latin American Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award.
