Carmen Gil Martínez

Carmen Gil-Bonachera Martínez (born 1962) is a Spanish writer and literature teacher. She writes and illustrates stories, plays and poetry for children.

Early life and education Martinez was born in 1962 in La Línea de la Concepción in the province of Cádiz. She is a literature teacher at the IES San Blas de Aracena (Huelva).

Life and career She began publishing books in 2003, and since then, more than 150 of her works have been published, with publishers such as SM, Oxford, Planeta, Algar, Parramón, Cuento de Luz, Combel, Kalandraka, Timun Mas, and Lumen. Her works have been translated into over 15 languages. She specializes in children's literature, a task she combines with teaching and cultural activities for children.

Her book La sonrisa de Daniela won the White Raven award from the International Youth Library in Munich (Germany)

The Navarre Federation of Ikastolas awarded her book La princesa que yastezaba a todas horas (The Princess Who Yawned All the Time) in the 2011 Juul campaign.

Her book The Book of Holes won second prize for Best Illustrated Album, and Las cosas del Aire (Things of the Air) received a special mention at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards.