Regina Drummond
 

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I was born in a family that used to eat and drink books, I grew up in the world of the moon, I studied a lot of crazy things and ended up becoming a professional liar. Don't believe in everything I tell, because neither I know what I've lived or invented. My life is travelling through this world and other worlds, in search of new things. Sometimes I have to pack and drag my bags, but most part of the time I'm free to live a thousand adventures, catching ideas around and fishing the fantasies that will decorate the stories I love to write.



Prizes

My works have been awarded with outstanding prizes such as:

"Highly Recommended" Award FNLIJ - "Young Adult" Category

"Metamorphoses"
Lê Publishing House - 2022
"Distinction" Seal UNESCO Chair in Reading, PUC-Rio/2021

Book "Metamorphoses"
Lê Publishing House - 2021
Nominated for the "Jabuti Prize" – CBL

Category "Young People"
Work "Quando tudo muda", alongside with Shirley Souza
Panda Books – 2017
Label "Altamente Recomendável" - FNLIJ

Category "Translation"
Work "Immi" by Karin Littlewood
FTD Publishers - 2013
Label "Acervo Básico" – FNLIJ

Category "Adaptation"
Work "Andersen e suas Histórias"
Ave-Maria Publishers - 2006
Label "Acervo Básico" – FNLIJ

Category "Text"
Work "Chá das Cinco"
Ave-Maria Publishers - 2006
Label "Acervo Básico" – FNLIJ

Category "Adaptation"
Work "Histórias da Bíblia para Jovens"
Saraiva Publishers – 2004
"Jabuti Prize" as a Publisher – CBL

Category "Produção Editorial de Livro Infantil e Juvenil"
Work "Muzzy" by Paula Valéria
Apel Publishers - 1989

* FNLIJ (Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil, the Brazilian session on the IBBY, International Board in Books by Young People)




Work in Highlight

Travels of a Burned Notebook
TRAVELS OF A BURNED NOTEBOOK
Duna Dueto Publishing House
Illustrations by Walter Lara and cover by Luciano Tasso
Recommended for young readers up to 13

The year is 1987. Marisol and Mário are completely different, but they love each other deeply, despite their families' opposition. In a notebook decorated with cats and filled with poems and messages from her beloved, she writes a report on her trip to Europe, accompanying her parents. Besides being a portrait of an era, the work tells a love story full of emotion, surprises, and twists.

News

For Bedtime
Selected for the PNLD/2022
Escala Publishing House
Illustrations by Paola Giometti
Recommended for children up to 5

These four poems talk about the night and how animals sleep: "When Night Comes," "Day or Night?", "What to Do at Night?", and "Starry Night."


When You Sleep
Selected for the PNLD/2022
Zit Publishing House
Illustrations by Renata Ramos
Recommended for children up to 5

A short and delicate poem telling children what happens while they sleep.


Between Sleep and Dream
Book II - J-Z - Volume XVI

Chiado Books - Brazil, Portugal, Angola, and Cape Verde
Recommended for young readers up to 13

In this Anthology of Contemporary Portuguese Poetry, Regina Drummond contributes a poem entitled "The Most Magical Hour," page 468.


The Sorrows of Young Werther
Elo Publishing House
Recommended for young readers up to 13

A translation and adaptation of the famous work by German author J.W. Goethe, this book addresses a topic that should no longer be hidden: depression. The text tells the story of Werther, who, even knowing that Charlotte is engaged to another man, loves her obsessively.


Words From Overseas - vol. 2
Underline Publishing House
Recommended for young readers up to 13

In this collection featuring 41 authors from nine countries, Regina Drummond participates with the short story "The Inheritance," telling the tragic story of a young woman who receives an apartment from her aunt, where many plants and three strange cats already lived.


COMING SOON

Games
Selected for the PNLD/2022
Wisdom Editora
Recommended for children up to 2

Playing is always fun. And crazy games, then? Even better!

Stories to Shake Your Heart
Tales of love, pain, and terror written by women
Elo Editora
Recommended for young readers up to 13

Regina Drummond selected, translated, and adapted the stories, the originals of which are in French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese, written by women from the 19th and 20th centuries who have been virtually forgotten, despite their great importance in the era in which they lived. The book also includes a biography of the author and a contextualization of the work.

Curiosities and Stories of Brazilian Folklore
Illustrations by Luci Sacoleira
Editora Melhoramentos
Recommended for children up to 9

Although everyone knows the story of Saci, Iara, Boto, and other figures from Brazilian folklore, it's always possible to discover something new and interesting about them. This is the purpose of this book: to tell not only their story, but also interesting facts about them.

Stories to Imagine and Play
International Academy of Brazilian Literature (AILB) & Focus Brazil Foundation, in partnership with Underline Publishing
Recommended for children and young readers up to 3

AILB's first children's book featuring Brazilian authors, it proposes fantasy and literature as cultural bridges, presenting a variety of poems and short stories in an interactive format. The book is aimed at Portuguese language learners outside of Brazil. Regina Drummond participates with the short story "Cheia de Dengo" ("Full of Charm").

Bible Stories for Young Adults
Maquinaria Publishing House
Recommended for young readers up to 13

Over 60 stories from the Old and New Testaments adapted for young adults, in a light and accessible language that will appeal to adults as well.

Memoirs of a Militia Sergeant
Via Lúdica Publishing House
Recommended for young readers up to 11

An adaptation of the work by Joaquim Manoel de Macedo, this book tells the delightful memories of an anti-hero: as a mischievous boy in childhood; as a young man, a fun-loving vagabond; and, in the end, he succeeds in life, becoming a militia sergeant. Available in both book and graphic novel format.

Unbelievable Adventures
Zit Publishing House
Recommended for young readers up to 13

A girl asks her friends for help with a love affair and ends up starting a blog to tell the stories of her grandmothers, who lived incredible adventures throughout the ages, all over the world...

Journey to the Land of Vampires
Zit Publishing House
Recommended for young readers up to 13

For those who want to know everything about Romania, this interesting country so similar to Brazil (something no one would imagine!), which offers much more than the well-known vampire stories.

Leg Confusion
Illustrations by Débora Bename
Cocarzinho Publishing House
Recommended for children up to 5

In the opinion of a six-legged spider, that family is very strange... The mother has none, the girls have one, the baby has four, and the father has three, in a text that celebrates diversity.

What could it be, Rafa?
Sara Publishing House
Illustrations by Anielizabeth
Recommended for children up to 3

Auntie brought a gift for the baby, and he or she will have to guess what it is.

The Bell Ringer of Notre Dame
Elo Publishing House
Recommended for young readers up to 13

Translation and adaptation of the well-known and beloved work by Frenchman Victor Hugo, tells the story of the bell ringer Quasimodo and his love for the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda.

Stay tuned!
For Publishers
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Dear publishers,

Here I want to show you my work and offer you it for being translated in your language. You will find chapters, explanations or part of them in English and German but they are not a book yet - this is just for your appreciation.

If you need the book or PDF of one of them, you just have to ask for. If you have some questions, please let me know.

Thank you and best regards,

Regina Drummond
E-mail: regina-drummond@web.de
 
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