ARMANDO JOSÉ SEQUERA
(Caracas, 1953)

[ español ]

He is a writer and journalist, who worked as a journalist and radio scriptwriter. Most of his books are written for children and young people. He has obtained 16 literary prizes, three of which are international prizes.

Published works: Me pareció que saltaba por el espacio como una hoja muerta [It Seemed to Me I Jumped in the Space Like a Falling Leaf] (1977), Las ceremonias del poder [The Ceremonies of Power] (1981), Alegato contra el automóvil [Allegation Against the Automobile] (1985), Cuentos de Humor, ingenio y sabiduría [Stories of Humor, Talent and Wisdom] (1985), Vidas inverosímiles [Implausible Lives] (1994), El jardín de las anécdotas [The Garden of Anecdotes] (1994), Maravillas y curiosidades de la naturaleza [Wonders and Curiosities of Nature] (1994), Agenda del petróleo en Venezuela [The Venezuelan Petroleum Agenda] (1997), Píldoras de dinosaurio [Dinosaur Pills] ‘' Rafael Rivero Oramas' Children and Young Literature National Prize of the Ministry of Education (1997); Fábula de Cambio de Rey [Fable of Change of King] (Single Prize in the 1989 Child Literature Contest of the Federal District Governor Office), Fábula de la Mazorca [Fable of the Corncob], Cuatro extremos de una soga [Four Ends of a Rope] (1980), El otro salchicha [The Other Sausage Dog] (1983), Escena de un Spaghetti western [Scene of a Spaghetti Western] (1986), Cuando se me pase la muerte [When Death Has Passed to Me] (1987), La vida al gratén [The ‘Au gratin' Life] (1997), Evitarle malos pasos a la gente [Avoiding Missteps to People] (1982), deserving the 1979 ‘Casa de las Américas' [House of the Americas] Prize, under the category of Literature for Children and Young people, Havana, Cuba; in 1996 the author was also included in the List of Honor of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), Basel, Switzerland; Espantarle las tristezas a la gente [Scaring Away Sadness to People] (1995), Pequeña sirenita nocturna [Small Night Mermaid] (1997), which won the ‘Canta Piruleo' National Biennial of Literature for Children of the Ateneo de Valencia, 1996, Caída del cielo [Heaven-sent] (1998), Piel de arco iris [Rainbow Skin] (2001), Teresa [Teresa] (2001), the prize-winner of the 1998 ‘Canta Piruleo' Latin American Biennial, Mosaico, Cuentos [Mosaic, Short-Stories] 1997-2001 and Mi mamá es más bonita que la tuya [My Mom is Prettier Than Yours] (2005).

During the 5th ‘Mariano Picón-Salas' Biennial of Literature he was awarded the ‘Salvador Garmendia' Narrative Prize for the short-story book La comedia urbana [The Urban Comedy] (2002).