{{Short description|Australian illustrator and author}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}} {{Infobox writer <!--For more information, see :Template:Infobox Writer/doc.--> | name = Paula Bossio | embed = | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Author and illustrator | language = | nationality = Australian | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = <!-- or: | genres = --> | subject = <!-- or: | subjects = --> | movement = | notableworks = El Lápiz | spouse = <!-- or: | spouses = --> | partner = <!-- or: | partners = --> | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = | portaldisp = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc; or omit --> }} '''Paula Bossio''' is an internationally recognized<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bossio|first1=Paula|title=Awards {{!}} Paula Bossio|url=http://paulabossio.com/sample-page/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112114520/http://paulabossio.com/sample-page/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=12 January 2014|website=paulabossio.com|accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref> author and illustrator who lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Bossio studied graphic design in Colombia, and illustration at Barcelona's EINA school of art and design. She has worked as a freelance illustrator in publishing and advertising industries from 2000. Her board book, ''El Lápiz'' was published in English in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bossio|first1=Paula|title=The Pencil|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zohBjgEACAAJ|publisher=Gecko Press|accessdate=9 August 2016|language=en|date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
==English translations==
*2016 – ''The Pencil'', 24pp., {{ISBN|978-1-776570-41-6}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bossio|first1=Paula|title=The Pencil|publisher=Gecko Press|isbn=9781776570416|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zohBjgEACAAJ|accessdate=9 August 2016|language=en}}</ref>
==International recognition== *2002 – Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations, Runner Up Prize<ref>{{cite web|title=Winning Works of the 13th Noma Concours|url=http://www.accu.or.jp/noma/english/works/2002/e_index2.html|website=accu.or.jp|accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref> *2004 – Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations, Encouragement Prize<ref>{{cite web|title=Winning Works of the 14th Noma Concours|url=http://www.accu.or.jp/noma/english/works/2004/e_index2.html|website=accu.or.jp|accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref> *2009 – Katha Chitrakala, Runner Up Prize<ref>{{cite web|title=Katha {{!}} The Katha Chitrakala Award|url=http://www.katha.org/site/uncategorized/the-katha-chitrakala-award/|website=katha.org|accessdate=9 August 2016}}</ref> *2010 – A la Orilla del Viento, administered by the Fondo de Cultura Económica, Honorable Mention<ref>{{cite web |title=Primers lectors. 10 anys de ilustració professional per a nens i joves. |url=https://www.eina.cat/sites/default/files/masters-i-postgraus/10anys_primerslectors.pdf}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bossio, Paula}} Category:Australian women illustrators Category:Australian women writers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Writers from Melbourne