Андре Летриа, иллюстратор и издатель, Португалия

Летриа родился в 1973 году в Лисабоне и с 1992 года делает иллюстрации для детских книг, газет и журналов. Его книги издаются в Португалии, США, Великобритании, Бразилии, Испании и Италии. Работы Летриа выставляются на международных выставках: например, на Биеннале иллюстрации в Братиславе, Ilustrarte в Лисабоне и Illustrator's Exhibition на Болонской ярмарке детской книги. Среди его регалий Португальская национальная премия в области Иллюстраци, приз фонда Gulbenkian, почетная награда Society for News Design (США), почетное упоминание Bologna Ragazzi Awards. Его книга Guerra ("Война") получила множество международных премий – от Talking Pictures (USA), до Little Hakka Prize (Китай) и гран-при Nami Concours (Корея).

В 2010 году Летриа основал собственное независимое издательство Pato Lógico, и с тех пор совмещает творческую и издательскую работу.

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André Letria was born in Lisbon in 1973. He works as an illustrator since 1992, regularly making books for children and collaborating with newspapers and magazines. His work has been published in many countries and showcased in numerous exhibitions including the Biennial of Bratislava, the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition, Sarmede or Ilustrarte.

He has also directed animation movies and worked as a theatre set designer.

He was a jury member in the first two Bologna Ragazzi Digital Awards.

As an illustrator he won several distinctions like the Portuguese National Illustration Award, the Gulbenkian Award, an Award of Excellence for Illustration by the Society for News Design (USA) and a mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Awards.

In 2019, his book titled A Guerra (War) won the Talking Pictures Award (USA), the Little Hakka Prize (China), the Nami Concours Grand Prix (Korea), as well as being selected in the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition.

In 2010 he founded Pato Lógico, his own independent publishing house.

He frequently visits schools and libraries in and outside of Portugal to talk about his work and hold creative workshops.