Edna Iturralde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Edna Iturralde

Ecuadorian writer

Date of Birth: 10-May-1948

Place of Birth: Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: Ecuador

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Edna Iturralde (born 1948) is an Ecuadorian author who has won multiple national and international awards.
She is considered the most important figure in children and young adult's literature of her country and, with fifty-seven books published, some of them in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Spain, this author has attained significant international recognition.
She is a 2014 International Latino Book Awards Finalist.
Edna has six children and nine grandchildren.
She lives in Quito, Ecuador in the Valley of Tumbaco with her husband and four dogs, who keep her company while she writes.
She visits school children who read her books often.