Bio:

Daniela Ballestra attended the illustration course at the International Institute of Comics in Rome and different workshops in Sarmède (TV), Venice,Padua and Macerata. She participated in many national and international exhibitions for children’s book such as: “Bologna childnen’s book fair”, “Scarpetta d’oro”, “Sulle ali delle farfalle” Bordano (Ud), “Calabria incantata”. Furthermore she won the first prize at the exhibition “Cartacanta” at Civitanova Marche (MC) in 2006. She worked for many international publishing houses such as: Kyowon (South Korea), Oxford University Press (South Africa),Mascot Books (Usa),Sensoinverso (Italy).