Sonja Smolec is a Croatian artist, writer, and poet.
Biography
Smolec was born in Pula, Croatia. From 1956 to 1985 she lived in Zagreb, and currently resides in Velika Gorica. Smolec was, at one time, a member of the art group '69', but eventually neglected her interest in painting due to family commitments. Since February 2004, Sonja Smolec becomes a member of the Society of Writers for children and youth, Croatia. She is also member of Društvo hrvatskih književnika.
The Girl with Pink Glasses - novel for children written in Croatian, 2013 - Publisher: Kalliopa, Našice, Croatia,
Moja sestra Sarah - novel for youth, 2015. - Publisher: Croatian Association of Writers for Children and Youth, First Writers Club, Biblioteka Velika, Zagreb, Hrvatska,
Moja polovica Mjeseca - novel for youth, 2017. Naklada Bošković, Split,
Prva klupa do prozora - novel for youth, 2017. Naklada Bošković, Split,
Marama s bubamarama - novel for youth and children 2017. Naklada Semafora, Biblioteka Zelena, Zagreb, ilustracije Sanja Pribić,
Da ti nije palo na pamet!- novel for youth, 2018. Naklada Bošković, Split,
Malena i Klepetan,- picture book, 2018. Izdanja Antibarbarus, Zagreb,
Zefir, - novel for youth,2019. Naklada Bošković, Split,
Predskazivač, - novel for youth, 2019. Book one, Naklada T.I.M. Rijeka
Predskazivač, - novel for youth, 2020. Book two, Naklada T.I.M. Rijeka
Books for adults
Ada - novela, 2018. Naklada Bošković, Split,
Awards
Sonja Smolec has won the first prize for short stories in English, an international competition run by the highly prestigious El Museo de la Palabra, Spain. As part of the ceremonies, the winners have met Princess Letizia, the future Spanish Queen. * Letizia, Princess of Asturias. 19 June 2014 – present: Her Majesty The Queen Awarded story: "Night Howl" * Official site of his majesty, Don Juan Carlos, King of Spain * Museo de la Palabra, Quero, Toledo, Spain * In the Webstilus Association competition, she won the award for the most beautiful poetry collection for 2014 - "Roots". The Webstilus Association has published her an award-winning collection. Jun 7. 2018 Sonja Smolec has won the first prize named after the Croatian writer "Mato Lovrak" for the best novel written for children and youth "Marama s Bubamarama", published by "Semafora", Zagreb, Croatia.
