Speaker Profile - Geraldine de Santis

Translator and Writer

Region:	Caribbean: North
Age Levels:	5-10, 11-13, and 14-17
Will Travel:	Anywhere in the world
Skype Visit:	Yes
SCBWI Profile:	Member Profile
Speaker Email:	geraldinedesantis@hotmail.com
	Publications

Bio:
As an author, translator and researcher, Geraldine's work focuses on Children and Young Readers books, as well as essays on historical topics from the Caribbean region. She is the author of ten published works, and is the recipient of the DR 2016 Barco de Vapor Prize for her historical fiction book Nela, la revoltosa.

Geraldine de Santis also works as an editor, columnist and freelance entrepreneur through Intellectia Studio, a private owned educational organization based in her hometown, the Dominican Republic.

Thanks to the diverse and articulate study opportunities achieved, Geraldine has experience in teaching middle and high school grades, where she conducted writing workshops for students and has participated in curriculum development courses, translation initiatives and project design for educational programs.

Born in Santo Domingo, Geraldine de Santis grew up having a special sensitivity towards cultural aspects of life. She received her Economics Degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in Santo Domingo and right after graduation, she was awarded a Scholarship from both the European Social Fund and the Regione Lombardia to enter the International Postgraduate Master in Communications from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. Her scholar work focused on Language Sciences and Foreign Literatures. She is the founder and President of Ibby Dominican Republic.

Presentation Description:

Juan José y el videojuego (2010), Alfaguara Infantil, República Dominicana.

https://www.cuestalibros.com/5056145413

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqCkrHnMRTw

Volver al inicio: Cronología Histórica del Paso de la Vid por La Española” (2013) investigación publicada por Ocoabay Vineyards, (Co-autora)

https://studylib.es/doc/4446135/volver-al-inicio

https://ocoabay.com.do/

Emma, el pequeño huracán (2014), Alfaguara Infantil, República Dominicana.

https://www.cuestalibros.com/5056191717

http://www.catalogo.bijrd.gob.do/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=23431

A la sombra del Regina: un pilar histórico de la pedagogía del Nuevo Mundo (2014), investigación publicada por Billini Hotel/Reina Santo.

https://hoy.com.do/los-ninos-pobres-tambien-merecen-leer-libros-buenos-y-de-calidad/

Abrazos del Sur: Ensayos, cuento y poesía (2015), antología/recopilación editada por Fundación El Sur Visita al Sur de Puerto Rico en alianza con el Ministerio de Cultura de la República Dominicana.

https://hoy.com.do/libro-abrazos-del-sur-une-autores-rd-y-puerto-rico/

Nela, la revoltosa (2016), Ediciones SM República Dominicana, Premio El Barco de Vapor Dominicano.

https://www.grupo-sm.com/news/geraldine-de-santis-ganadora-de-viii-premio-el-barco-de-vapor-en-rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana

https://acento.com.do/2016/sociales/8359661-realizan-entrega-del-octavo-premio-dominicano-literatura-infantil-juvenil-barco-vapor-2016/

Un peligro en las redes (2018), saga infantil Proyecto Leer de USAID-UNIBE-FUNDACIÓN SM.

https://www.grupo-sm.com/sites/sm-espana/files/resources/RepublicaDominicana/Catalogo-LIJ/catalogo_liga_esperanza-VF.pdf

Dominicanas fuera de serie (2018), Ediciones Amigo del Hogar, RD.

https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/cultura/geraldine-de-santis-y-las-dominicanas-que-transformaron-nuestro-pais-HN11854300

Redes de LIJ: espacios para pensar y soñar en la República Dominicana, Anuario Iberoamericano sobre el Libro infantil y juvenil (2019), Fundación SM, págs. 367-398.

http://www.fundacion-sm.org/investigacion/anuario-iberoamericano-sobre-el-libro-infantil-y-juvenil-2019/

Traductora al italiano del cuento "¿El mundo de cabeza?" (2020) escrito por Farah Hallal.

http://www.fundacion-sm.org/el-mundo-en-sitio/

El país de las niñas soñadoras (2020), tetralogía infantil sobre S.T.E.M, Proyecto Aurora del Banco BHD-Léon.

Video of Presentation:https://igg.me/at/dominicanasfueradeserie/x