Luisa Mattia

Winner of the 2008 Andersen Award for best writer, she is the author of Melevisione, l'Albero azzurro, and Calzino, programs produced by Rai Kids. In 2020, she received the Ceppo Award for her contribution to children's culture. Many of her books have been translated internationally and received important awards. With Lapis, she has published, among others, the successful novels E poi diventai farfalla (And Then I Became a Butterfly) (2016) and Cosa saranno poi (What We'll Be Then) (2017), the short story collection Tu non sai di me (You Don't Know About Me) (2021), Due volte l'amore (Two Times Love) (2023), and Tempesta Matteotti (2024).