Lucia Masciullo
Lucia Masciullo grew up in Livorno, Tuscany, among smells of saltiness and rosemary. She always loved painting and after graduating in Biology she decided to pursue her dream career as an artist. In 2006 she moved to Brisbane and since then has been happily working as a fine art painter and freelance illustrator. She has recently illustrated Sonya Hartnett's The Boy and Toy.
Awards
Aurealis Award
Short-listed in 2011 for Boy and the Toy (Picture Book)
Winner in 2011 for Boy and the Toy (Best Picture Book)
CBC Book of the Year
Short-listed in 2012 for Come Down, Cat! (Young Reader)
Notable Book in 2011 for Boy and the Toy (Picture Book)
NSW Premier's History Prize
Short-listed in 2011 for Our Australian Girl: Meet Rose (Book 1) (Young People's)
Prime Minister's Literary Award
Short-listed in 2012 for Come Down, Cat! (Children's Book Award)
Highly commended in 2012 for Accidental Princess (Children's Book Award)
Highly commended in 2011 for Boy and the Toy (Children's Fiction)
Speech Pathology Australia
Short-listed in 2012 for Come Down, Cat! (Young Children)
Short-listed in 2011 for Boy and the Toy (Best Book for Language)
