Antonella Sbuelz

Antonella Sbuelz is the author of short stories, poetry collections, essays, and novels, which have won numerous awards. Her latest historical novels include: Chagall's Girl (2018; FiuggiStoria, Raffaele Crovi, and Raccontami la Storia awards; finalist for the Viareggio and Nabokov prizes; a special mention for the Campiello Prize) and Mariam (2023, a special mention for the Viareggio Prize). Her novels for young people include: Questa notte non torno (This Night I'm Not Returning) (2021; Campiello Junior Prize 2022, shortlisted for the Strega Ragazze e Ragazzi Prize) and Il mio nome è A(n)sia (2023). She published the poetry collection Il mondo è triste senza di me! Poesie per giorni dritti e crorti (The World Is Sad Without Me! Poems for Days Straight and Crooked) (2024; illustrated by Andrea Antinori) with Feltrinelli Junior. She has been translated into English, German, French, Croatian, and Spanish. After many years of teaching, she continues to meet students in schools throughout Italy and abroad: in conversation with young people, she never ceases to be amazed and to learn.