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Sonia Martinez

Sonia is a Western Australia based illustrator and graphic designer. She has studied ancient history, fine art and design, and recently graduated from Curtin University with a major in illustration. Her work incorporates many different styles and media, both digital and traditional, but always contains a sense of caprice. The World According to Warren was her first book. Sonia lives in Fremantle with her partner and their two children.

Awards

Shortlisted, Western Australian Young Readers Award, 2012
Notable Book, Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Books, 2012
Short listed, Children’s Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for New Illustrators, 2007

Books available from Fremantle Press

From the Catalogue

Wilderness Society Award

Congratulations to Sally Morgan whose book The Last Dance won the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Meg McKinlay and Kyle Hughes-Odgers were also shortlisted in the same category for Ten Tiny Things