Our Authors

Our authors

LuaBooks publishes works by writers and illustrators passionately dedicated to children's and youth literature.


 Vera CarvajalAuthor of the book "A Woman," published in 2013. Colombian digital journalist and writer. Since 2005 he has written on his blog Tierra de Maíz. A traveling, Andean and firm believer in the power of the word and the urgency of peace in her country.

  • There was a woman

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    Silvio RodriguezCuban singer-songwriter and poet par excellence. Together with Pablo Milanés and Noel Nicola, he is founder of the Nueva Trova Cubana and one of the greatest exponents of Latin American culture. Author of the book The Strange Man, 2016.

  • The Strange Man

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    Maria P. RestrepoColombian illustrator, travel and story counter. Although already large, Maria P. never forgot how to be a girl and still believes that books are special objects that have magic inside. She is the illustrator of the book Moments, 2017.

  • Moments
  • A Russian love story

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     Marcela RinconSocial Communicator, director and content filmmaker for children. Prix Jeunesse Iberoamericano Award 2017 for her children's program Guillermina y Candelario and Director and creator of the original idea of El libro de Lila, 2017.

  • Lila's Book

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    Lizardo CarvajalColombian writer and illustrator. His work is characterized by the freshness of his stories that, at the same time, raise profound questions of life. The books you have published or illustrated are as follows:

  • The Bird of a Thousand Songs, 2014
  • The watermelon salesman, 2015
  • A real cat, 2015
  • There was a woman, 2014
  • Malaika the Princess, 2015
  • Sir William McCrow's Fantastic Aviary, 2015
  • The Strange Man, 2016
  • Lila's Book, 2017
  • The Secret Book of Monsters, 2017 
  • Wonderful flea market, 2017
  • Moments, 2017
  • A Russian love story, 2018
  • Mr. Andersen's Shadow Theatre, 2019

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    Liset LantiguaCuban-Ecuadorian writer. He has received recognitions such as IBBY Honor Roll and the Dario Guevara Mayorga National Novel Award for With You on the Moon and for My Name Thirteen. Lila's book is her first work with LuaBooks.

  • Lila's Book
  • And if the war comes

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    Silvia ValenciaColombian writer of children's and youth literature and promoter of reading. A lover of children, books and toys, he devotes his vital pulse to sowing a love of reading from the Workshop The Globe. Author of the book Moments, 2017.

  • Moments
  • A Russian love story

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    Eulalia CornejoEcuadorian illustrator possessing a work devoted all her life to children's and youth illustration. Winner of the Darío Guevara Mayorga Prize four times. She's the illustrator of the book A Real Cat, 2015.

  • A real cat