Alicia Escardó facts for kids

Alicia Escardó Vegh (born June 25, 1963) is a talented writer from Uruguay. She also works as a cultural manager, which means she helps organize and promote cultural events. Besides writing books, she creates educational content for online learning.

About Alicia Escardó

Alicia Escardó was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 25, 1963. She studied at the University of the Republic and became a computer analyst. Later, from 2002 to 2008, she lived in Spain. There, she continued her studies at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and the National University of Distance Education in Madrid.

Alicia has written many fiction books. These books have been published by well-known companies like Penguin Random House. She has also contributed stories to magazines and joined other writers in collective books. Her writing has earned her several awards and special mentions.

Beyond her writing, Alicia is active in organizing cultural events. For example, she helped create "Semana Negra Uy." This event was recognized by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Uruguay. She also led a project called "Cycle of Exhibitions of Juan Capagorry," which received a special grant.

Books by Alicia Escardó

A book by Alicia Escardó.

Here are some of the books Alicia Escardó has written:

• El poder invisible (Banda Oriental, 2011)
• La ventana de enfrente (Trilce, 2012)
• El chico que se sentaba en el rincón (Fin de Siglo, 2014)
• Nayla y el misterio XO (Fin de Siglo, 2015)
• Mavi, no te rindas (Quipu, 2017)
• Escape de los Balcanes, (co-author, Random House, 2018)
• La muerte de Pan (Fin de Siglo, 2019)

Books with Other Authors

Alicia has also contributed to these collective books:

• Cuentos de montaña errante (Fin de Siglo, 2017)
• 25/40 Narradores de la Banda Oriental (Banda Oriental, 2018)

Awards and Recognitions

Alicia Escardó has received many awards for her literary work. Here are some of them:

• Posdata Magazine Novel Contest, for Para llegar al final, 2000 (mention)
• Horacio Quiroga International Contest, for El poder invisible, 2011 (first prize)
• MEC Annual Literature Awards, for juvenile literature Niños como pájaros, 2013 (mention)
• Onetti Award, Intendency of Montevideo, for youth literature Mi pueblo ya no es el mismo, 2014 (mention)
• MEC Annual Literature Awards, for youth literature El chico que se sentaba en el rincón, 2014 (second prize)
• Narrators of the Banda Oriental National Narrative Award, Lolita Rubial Foundation, for narrative El naufragio, 2014 (mention)
• MEC Annual Literature Awards, for youth literature Nayla y el misterio XO, 2017 (first prize)

See also

In Spanish: Alicia Escardó para niños