Candy Yen Shu-Nu

Assistant Professor, Author (Taiwan)

Shu-Nu Candy Yen, author; assistant professor, National Taitung University; and Regional Adviser of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in Taiwan; has published more than 40 books on children’s literature. Shu-Nu Candy Yen is known to be one of the top authors in Taiwan. Her children’s book has won numerous notable literary awards. She has been invited by Gabungan Persatuan Guru-Guru Sekolah Cina Malaysia (The United Chinese School Teacher's Association of Malaysia) to Malaysia to do several workshops for parent and child in 2013.

Her most famous picture book is The Forest Where Spring Fairy Dances, which was selected in 2001 for the Bolognaragazzi Award. The book has been published in Japan, Korea and Greece and adapted to a 3D animation. 

 

严淑女,儿童文学博士,童书作家,童书作家与插画家协会台湾分会 会长(SCBWI-Taiwan)。台东大学幼儿教育系兼任助理教授。在大学教创作、儿童文学、幼儿文学、图画书设计、童话创作、故事脚本设计等。2013年她曾应马来西亚华校教育会总会之邀,到马西亚进行绘本教学及亲职教育培训等活动。

童书作品获意大利波隆那国际儿童书插画奖、丰子恺儿童图画书奖入选、国家文化艺术基金会创作奖、金鼎奖最佳图画书奖、漫画金像奖最佳图文绘本、中国时报开卷好书奖最佳童书、好书大家读最佳少年儿童读物奖等。

作品售出日本、巴西、韩国、马来西亚、希腊等多国版权,收录在国小课文,改编成动画、儿童音乐剧。