María Fernanda Heredia Pacheco (Quito, March 1, 1970) is a prolific Ecuadorian writer, illustrator, and graphic designer. With a rich portfolio of short stories and novels tailored for children and young adults, she’s made notable contributions to Latin American literature. One of her standout achievements is her debut novel, “Amigo se escribe con H” (2002), which garnered the prestigious Norma-Fundalectura Latin American Children’s and Youth Literature Award that same year. Since 2008, she has contributed to Hogar magazine as a regular columnist, focusing on adult audiences. Among her numerous accolades, she’s been honored with the Darío Guevara Mayorga National Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award on multiple occasions, the “A la orilla del viento” Prize, the Benny Award from the Printing Industries of America (PIA) for outstanding children’s book illustration, and most recently, the esteemed Premio Cervantes Chico (Little Cervantes Prize) in 2023. She currently lives in Lima, Peru.
Maria Fernanda Heredia speaks at Logos Academy in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Maria Fernanda Heredia at the I Congress of Children’s and Young People’s Literature
Maria Fernanda Heredia at the II Congress of Children’s and Young People’s Literature. “Reading in the XXI century: A journey without borders”
Awards
- Darío Guevara Mayorga Children’s and Young People’s National Award. Awarded by the municipality of Quito. Heredia won this award on five occasions. The first occasion was in for her book Como debo hacer para no olvidarte (1997). Ecuador.
- Latin American Children’s Literature Norma-Fundalectura Prize for her novel Amigo se escribe H (2003). Colombia.
- Benny Award, named after Benjamin Franklin. It is assigned by Printing Industries of America (PIA) and awards the world graphic arts in 2003. To the work Por si no te lo han dicho. United States.
- A la Orilla del Viento award of the Fondo de Cultura Económica for Los días raros, co-written with Roger Ycaza.
- 2012 Woman of the Year in the Literature Category by Hogar Magazine.
Works
- Gracias (1997)
- ¿Cómo debo hacer para no olvidarte? (1997)
- El regalo de cumpleaños (2000)
- ¿Hay alguien aquí? (2001)
- Amigo se escribe con H (2003)
- Se busca Papá Noel, se busca príncipe azul (2003)
- El oso, el mejor amigo del hombre (2003)
- Por si no te lo he dicho (2003)
- El premio con el que siempre soñé (2003)
- Cupido es un murciélago/vampiro (2004)
- Is somebody here? (2005)
- El contagio (2005)
- ¿Quieres saber la verdad? (2006)
- Fantasma a domicilio (2006)
- Hay palabras que los peces no entienden (2006)
- ¿Dónde está mamá? (2007)
- El club limonada (2007)
- Operativo corazón partido (2009)
- El puente de la soledad (2009)
- Foto estudio corazón (2009)
- Hola, Andrés, soy María otra vez…(2010)
- El mejor enemigo del mundo (2010)
- Patas arriba (2011)
- Yo Nunca digo Adiós (2011)
- La luciérnaga sabe (2011)
- Bienvenido Plumas (2012)
- Lo más raro de mi casa (2012)
- La lluvia sabe por qué (2012)
- La sombra sonríe (2012)
- El Plan Termita (2013)
- 300 kilómetros con Rebeca (2014)
- Un verano con los villanos (2015)
- Los días raros (2015)
- Los fantasmas tienen buena letra (2017)
- Los astronautas (2018)
- Todo empezó cuando soñé contigo (2018)
This post was updated on 8/14/2023.