PAOLA CEREDA
Psychologist and community theater director, she lives in Turin where she deals with artistic and cultural social projects.
Twice finalist for the Calvino Prize (2001, 2009), in 2009 she published her first novel Della vita di Alfredo, (Bellavite Editore). Later she asked the wind to stay (Piemme, 2014), The three nights of abundance (Piemme, 2015, Giulio Perrone Editore, 2020). With Audacious confessions of a smooth "liscio" baller (Baldini & Castoldi, 2017) she was a finalist at the Rapallo Carige Prize and the Asti d' Appello Prize, and she received the special mention of the Critics at the Vigevano Prize.
In 2019 the novel That half part of us (Giulio Perrone Editore) was in the shortlist of the Strega Prize, won the Brianza Prize, and the Segafredo Zanetti Prize "A book, a film". With marine biologist Nicola Nurra, he wrote the essay for children Save the earth! The tardigrade, little superhero for the planet, Feltrinelli Kids.
Her latest book The Daughter of the Iron won the 2022 FiuggiStoria Award for a historical novel and the 2023 Wondy Award, Popular Jury.
