Calros Silvar began working as a cartoonist and illustrator while he was studying Interior Design and Fine Arts in Madrid. He worked for years on various periodicals before turning to books and specialising in illustrating nature. His photography, drawings and product designs have appeared in numerous exhibitions and in ceramics still to be found on sale.
Pep Castellano and Canto Nieto are a lively and cheerful couple. They have written and illustrated (and also told) stories for older people such as ‘Marta Martí, Reina del Rodolí’ or ‘Jaume, el Gos i l’Humà Rabiós’ amongst others, and as they seem to have acquired a taste for it, we look forward to even more.
Carla Montero Manglano was born in Madrid on 14th August 1973. She is a Law and Business Administration Graduate. She is an articulate, media-savvy, intelligent and charming woman and the mother of four children. She is also a member of our club. Her passion for reading and writing started early on and with this, her first novel Una dama en juego / Lady at stake (presented to the prize under the title Mi amada Kali/ Beloved Kali) she has won the Premio Círculo de Lectores de Novela 2009.
Carles Arbat (Bescanó, Girona, 1973) has extensive professional experience. He graduated in 1997 in Applied Arts and Artistic Trades, specialising in Graphic Design. He won the competition for the Cartel del Salón del Libro Infantil y Juvenil in 2000, the Premio Lazarillo illustrator’s award in 2002 and the Premi Llibreter for illustrated books in 2005.