Fatima Sharafeddine is a writer and translator for children and young adults.
She has won a number of awards and honours, the last of which was the Bologna Ragazzi New Horizon Award in 2016. She was also nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award three times, in 2010, 2011, and 2016.
Sharafeddine has written and published over 120 books, many of which have been translated into various languages and published around the world.
Sharafeddine participates in a number of international book fairs and offers workshops in creative writing.
She divides her time between Beirut and Brussels.