Alfredo Gómez Cerda

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Alfredo Gómez Cerdá is one of the most widely known and prolific authors of Spanish children and young adult literature. He was first attracted to literature in his adolescence and so he studied Spanish Philology and started his career by writing theater plays, a genre in which he published and represented many of his works in the 70´s. However, he discovered children and young adult literature in the 80´s, and became a great sucess. Since that time, he has published more than 70 works, among which many of them have been translated to other languages.

Gómez Cerdá has collaborated with the press and specialized magazines. He has participated in numerous activities within the children and young adult literature as well as in lectures, book-forums, radio programs, round-table talks, conferences, etc.  He has also been part of many educational projects in the United States of America (Aprenda II, in San Antonio, Texas).

 

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His books are sold throughout many countries in Europe, America and Asia, and translated in to more than 10 languages. The author has acquired more than 25 awards during his literary trajectory. Some of the awards include, two El Barco de Vapor Awards, two Gran Angular de literatura juvenil, two White Raven Awards, the Altea Award, the Cervantes Chico Award for the whole of his work, he has been runner up for the Lazarillo Award, and the (Spanish) National Award for children and young adult Literature (Premio Nacional de Literatura Juvenil e Infantil).