Bianca Pitzorno

She began writing books for girls when she was 28. She also writes plays, screenplays and lyrics for songs. Pitzorno lives and works in Milan. During the 1970s, she was head of children's programming for RAI television. Later, she worked on the children's television series L'albero azzurro ("The blue tree"). Her books have been translated into many languages including French, German, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Hungarian, Korean and Japanese. Her children's stories blend contemporary reality with elements of magic. She has translated into Italian works by authors such as J. Tolkien, Sylvia Plath, David Grossman, Tove Jansson and Soledad Cruz Guerra. Pitzorno is a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador. She helped establish a library project in Cuba which makes literature in Italian and literature translated from Italian available to Cuban children. She also helps provide Cuban literature translated into Italian to youth in Italy.

Bianca Pitzorno studied at University of Cagliari. The recorded working language is Italian, English and Spanish. The field of work recorded is prehistoric archaeology and writing. Places of work recorded in the authority are Sassari, Milan and Havana. Residence is recorded at Milan. Employment is recorded with G. Sanna National Museum and RAI. Positions recorded include UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Distinctions recorded are Premio Andersen, Prize Cento, Napoli Prize and Premio Chiara.

• Premio Andersen dell’Infanzia • Premio Castello di Sanguinetto • Cento Prize • finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award