Morea Banićević
Morea Banićević is a Croatian writer.
Biography
Morea Banićević was born in Rijeka and graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, majoring in Croatian and English language. Over the years, she has written a number of novels for children and young adults, which are being published in Croatia and abroad.
Awards and honours
Demon školske knjižnice - Sfera award in the category of best novel, 2015Demon školske knjižnice was also selected for the National Project to encourage reading and promote the reading culture of children and young people by Reading to the StarsDvojnici iz tame - Sfera ''award in the category of best novel for children and the Grigor Vitez Pticica award for the best novel as chosen by the children's jury, as well as the praise of the Grigor Vitez award for popularizing the fantasy genre among children and young people, 2019Mjesečari Monteriera - Anto Gardaš award for the best children's novel, 2022Izgubljeni gospodin Kovač - Sfera award in the category of best novel for children, 2025
Izgubljeni gospodin Kovač - Grigor Vitez for literary text for young people and Grigor Vitez Ptičica in the category of best prose, poetry or drama book, 2025.Izgubljeni gospodin Kovač - Croatian candidate for the IBBY Honorary List 2026.Izgubljeni gospodin Kovač - „Artefakt“ prize Izgubljeni gospodin Kovač'' - regional award „Mali princ“