Marisol Ortiz de Zárate (born 1960) is a Spanish writer specializing in children's literature.
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| Occupation | Writer |
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| Website | marisolortizdezarate |
Career
editMarisol Ortiz de Zárate's first book was Los enigmas de Leonardo, a historical young adult novel. With its publication, she began to give talks at schools about reading and as a storyteller.[1] She received her first award in the Antonia Cerrato Short Story and Poetry Contest organized by the Association of Friends of Santa Amalia (Badajoz), with a story entitled "Los curas llevan pantalones bajo la sotana". The novel La canción de Shao Li, which won a 2010 Latino Book Award,[2] made her well-known as a writer specializing in children's literature. This adventure book, as well as the rest of her novels, are recommended reading in many Institutos de Educación Secundaria (IES).[3] In 2014 she published her first novel for adults, Una historia Perdida, which won the Felipe Trigo Novel Award.[4]
Ortiz is a founding member of Krelia.a, the Association of Literary Creators of Álava, in Vitoria-Gasteiz, where she lives. She divides her time between writing and teaching at the City Council's creative writing workshops.[5]
Works
editNovels
edit- Los enigmas de Leonardo, Bruño, 2002, ISBN 9788421691014
- La cruz bajo la lengua, Arte-Activo, 2007, ISBN 9788493552015
- La canción de Shao Li, Bambú, 2009, ISBN 9788483431894
- Cantan los gallos, Bambú, 2011, ISBN 9788483431290
- Una historia perdida, Algaida, 2014, ISBN 9788498779660
- Rebelión en Verne, Bambú, 2015, ISBN 9788483433713
- Las lágrimas de la matrioska, Bambú, 2015, ISBN 9788483432914, illustrations by Marina Suárez Ortiz de Zárate
- La fabuladora, Bambú, 2018, ISBN 9788483435496
Short stories
edit- "Los curas llevan pantalones bajo la sotana" (published in Papeles de Zabalanda, 2009)
- "Un día cualquiera"
- "Cuesta arriba" (published in El amor, los espejos, el tiempo, el camino, A-A Ediciones, 2012)
- "Refugio de piedra"
- "Descubriendo Berlín" (published in El Correo, section Territorios)
- "La noche más larga" (published in El Correo, section Territorios)
- "El confidente precioso" (published in El Correo, section Territorios)
- "El niño pez" (published in El Correo, section Territorios)
- "Por las montañas heladas" (published in Inquietos Vascones, Desnivel, 2013)
- "Campo fronterizo" (published in Un refugio, treinta escritores ante un campamento de refugiados de guerra, Fundación de Estudios Jurídicos y Sociales, 2014)
- "Pasaje a la vida" (published in Un país Extranjero, Agapein, 2016)
- "Calzada de colores" (published in El Correo)
Awards
edit- Antonia Cerrato Award, 2006[6]
- Víctor Chamorro Award, 2006[4]
- Encuentro de dos Mundos Award, 2009, Ferney-Voltaire (France)[4]
- Latino Book Award for best young adult fiction, 2010, New York, for La canción de Shao Li[2]
- Finalist at the Hache Awards, Cartagena, for La canción de Shao Li, 2010
- 32nd Felipe Trigo Literary Award in the Novel category for Una historia perdida, 2012[4]
- Finalist for the 2012 Euskadi Award for children's narrative for Cantan los gallos
- María Giralt Award, 2014[7]
References
edit- ^ "¿De qué manera surge el personaje de un libro?" [In What Way Does the Character of a Book Emerge?]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b "12th Annual International Latino Book Awards Winners Announced". Latino Literacy Now. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "La canción de Shao Li". Bitácora de los de 2º de Bachillerato (in Spanish). 14 November 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Horrillo, Fran (16 December 2012). "El Felipe Trigo más femenino" [The Most Feminine Felipe Trigo]. Hoy (in Spanish). Villanueva de la Serena. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Marisol Ortíz de Zárate: 'Nadie se espera un premio aunque creas en tu novela. La competencia es feroz y el criterio del jurado, desconocido'" [Marisol Ortíz de Zárate: 'Nobody Expects an Award Even if You Believe in Your Novel. The Competition is Fierce and the Jury's Criteria Unknown'] (in Spanish). Asociación de Escritores de Euskadi. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Acto de la entrega de premios del II certamen literario 'Antonia Cerrato'" [Act of the Presentation of Awards of the 2nd 'Antonia Cerrato' Literary Contest] (in Spanish). Amigos de Santa Amalia. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Marisol Ortiz de Zárate, ganadora del Certamen de Relato Corto de Valdemorillo" [Marisol Ortiz de Zárate, Winner of the Valdemorillo Short Story Contest]. El Faro del Guadarrama (in Spanish). 22 October 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2019.