Antonio Ferrara

Antonio Ferrara is a writer, illustrator, and trainer. In 2012, he received the Premio Andersen in the over 15 category for his book Ero cattivo, which tells the story of an adolescent victim of prejudice. He worked for seven years in a community for minors. He has collaborated with numerous publishing houses, including Mondadori, Rizzoli, Salani, San Paolo, Interlinea, Condè Nast, Falzea, Tolbà, Fatatrac, La Compagnie Creative, Artebambini, and Nuove Edizioni Romane. He conducts creative writing workshops for young people, teachers, prisoners, and patients, organizing them in schools, libraries, bookstores, prisons, cultural associations, and hospitals.