Lutz van Dijk, born in Berlin in 1955, was a teacher in Hamburg before working at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. He wrote his doctoral thesis on “Oppositional Teacher Behaviour 1933-1945” and played a leading role in educational peace work in the 1980s. Since 2001, he has lived in Cape Town as a writer…
Authors & Illustrators
Andrea Hensgen grew up in a small village on the border with France. Her childhood between barns and stables, eccentric farmers and quirky neighbours is still the treasure from which her joy of storytelling draws. Her books for children and adults have won numerous awards. Today Andrea Hensgen lives in Frankfurt am Main. www.andrea-hensgen.de
on 17 January 2024
Hannah Brückner, born in Berlin in 1989, studied illustration in Hamburg. Her first picture book “Mein fantastisches Baumhaus” (Jacoby & Stuart) was honoured with the German-French Youth Literature Prize. Hannah Brückner lives in Hamburg, where she works on her picture books and for magazines and journals. www.hannahbrueckner.de
on 17 January 2024
Kristina Andres, born in Greifswald, grew up in Mecklenburg, where she now lives again. She initially studied art history and literature in Hamburg and then moved to the local University of Fine Arts there. She has been working as a freelance artist since 2002. Her children’s books are published by numerous publishers. www.kristinaandres.com
on 17 January 2024
Tokerau Brown is a Cook Islands Māori illustrator and multimedia artist. Co-director of Māori Pasifika art gallery Wheke Fortress, Brown is also a musician, audio engineer and animator.
on 25 September 2023
Michaela Keeble is a lover of birds, fish and social justice, who also publishes poetry and short fiction. She grew up on Wurundjeri land in Australia and now lives on the Kāpiti Coast. Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai is based on conversations with her son Kerehi Grace (Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Porou).
on 25 September 2023
After more than 15 years in journalism, Anne Loyer turned her attention from other people’s stories to her own. Since then, she has been writing books and novels for young and old alike. Her books include Car Boy, published by Thierry Magnier, and La Belle Rouge, published by Alice Jeunesse.
on 21 September 2023
Teresa Arroyo Corcobado is a Spanish illustrator. Teresa studied and lived in Edinburgh and Brussels. She enjoys mixing traditional and digital illustration techniques to create a colourful and texturally rich style. She is the author and illustrator of ‘Un Portugal’ for Maison Eliza and has worked with Versant Sud, Le Diplodocus and éditions Cépages.
on 20 September 2023
From museums to children’s magazines, games and multimedia, Clémence has built her career around a single idea: awakening children’s curiosity. The author of a number of children’s books and documentaries, Clémence is constantly taking on new challenges to pass on her love of words and images to children. She wrote “Bonjour le monde” for Maison…
on 20 September 2023
Emilio Urberuaga was born in Madrid in 1954. He began working in the world of illustration in 1982, and is the creator of the drawings for Manolito Gafotas, the character conceived by Elvira Lindo. He has illustrated all the books in the series, as well as other works by the same writer. Throughout his career…
on 11 September 2023
From an early age, Hardy Hinrichs wanted to make the images of his imagination visible to everyone; be it with a pencil, a brush, a spray can or a graphics tablet. Today, he creates many small drawings or elaborate illustrations for small and large people. He would never have succeeded in such a huge project…
on 11 September 2023
Martina Vogl, born in 1975, studied literature and art history in Munich. She and Sascha Mamczak both work in Munich publishing houses and regularly give talks for children and young people on the topics of ecology and the future. Together they have written the YA non-fiction books Es ist dein Planet – Ideen gegen den…
on 30 August 2023
Sascha Mamczak, born in 1970, studied political science, economics and public law in Munich and Edinburgh. He is intensively involved with future issues and questions of intergenerational justice. Sascha Mamczak and Martina Vogl both work in Munich publishing houses and regularly give lectures for children and young people on the topics of ecology and the…
on 30 August 2023
In her early years, Iris Genenz was head of a secret service centre, rock star and ruler of an entire kingdom. Then she grew up and was supposed to learn something “proper”. After studying to become a social pedagogue and working in various youth welfare services, she now works at a primary school where she…
on 30 August 2023
Petra Bartoli y Eckert lives near Regensburg in Bavaria. She studied social education and worked for many years with children and young people with behavioural problems. She has always loved stories – in books, on TV, on the radio or made up herself. That’s why she took a different path in 2008: After training as…
on 30 August 2023
Giulia Orecchia, born in Turin in 1955, is one of Italy’s most prolific illustrators. She lives in Milan and has illustrated books from Italo Calvino to Andrea Camilleri, from David Grossman to Luigi Malerba and was awarded the Premio Andersen.
on 17 August 2023
Heike Brandt was born in Jever in 1948 and grew up in Berlin. She was a co-founder of the Kreuzberg children’s bookshop. She has been a freelance translator, author and reviewer since 1986.
on 17 August 2023
Hilary Jean Tapper is an illustrator and creative arts therapist. Her picture books include What To Say When You Don’t Know What to Say (by Davina Bell), ABIA Children’s Picture Book of the Year, 2023.
on 9 August 2023
Harriet Grundmann, born in Berlin in 1969, grew up in Büsum among dikes and the cries of seagulls and now lives in Hamburg as an author and freelance artist. She has been writing stories for many years, which have been published by renowned publishing houses and translated into many languages. She also inspires adults and…
on 9 August 2023
Yayo Kawamura, born in 1967, grew up between Germany and Japan. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, she moved to Berlin where she studied communication design and now lives with her family. She has been working as a children’s book artist since 2001 and has developed and illustrated over 100 books, games and nonbooks….
on 9 August 2023