Matilde Rosa Araújo Prize
Children's Story Illustration
About the Lusophone Contest of Trofa
Lusophone Contest of Trofa – Matilde Rosa Araújo Prize 2024 has the aim of fostering creative writing, valuing literary expression, creating reading and writing habits, promoting authors of the Portuguese language, and illustration in children’s literature.
Excerpt from the short story book 'Mistérios'
O pescador veio do mar
Chegou de manhã
Trouxe uma rede
Cheia de peixes
Que pescara na noite
Veio
No seu barco
Sozinho com os peixes
Presos
Na rede
E as estrelas no céu
presas dormiam
na luz da manhã
Quem come um peixe
não sonha estes mistérios
(Original Portuguese Excerpt)
About my submission
For the illustration category, it was necessary to create two illustrations and select a work by the author Matilde Rosa Araújo. From the short story book ‘Mistérios’ I chose this small poem about the fisherman. I took the opportunity to study and test new brushes, adding more variety to my work.
