Vera Ferra-Mikura

Vera Ferra-Mikura (February 14, 1923 – March 9, 1997) was an Austrian writer best known for her children's stories.

In 1951, she received a . She received an award from the International Board on Books for Young People in 1976.

In 1988, she received the Gold award of the for youth literature. Ferra-Mikura was also awarded the Theodor Körner Prize.

Selected works Source: Melodie am Morgen, poetry (1946) Melodie am Morgen, novel (1947) Zaubermeister Opequeh, children's literature (1956) Unsere drei Stanisläuse, children's literature (1963), received the Die zehn kleinen Negerlein (1958) Das Luftschloß des Herrn Wuschelkopf (1965) (1975), co-author Update on Rumpelstiltskin and other Fairy Tales by 43 Authors (1976), Illustrated by Willi Glasauer Die Oma gibt dem Meer die Hand (1982) Horoskop für den Löwen (1982)