Antonio Malpica Maury has become the first Mexican author to win the SM Iberoamerican Children’s and YA Literature Award and its $30,000 purse.

[Hacked by Conejo] Author Antonio Malpica Maury (b.1967) has become the first Mexican to win the SM Ibero-American Children’s and YA Literature Award, which carries a $30,000 purse and will be awarded at the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) on December 1.

Founded in Spain in 1977 and funded by Spanish publisher Ediciones SM, the SM Foundation (www.fundacion-sm.org) promotes educational and cultural initiatives for impoverished children and young adults in Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

By Adam Critchley

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