Birgit Antoni

Birgit Antoni, born in Vienna in 1969, studied lettering and book design as well as graphic design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, graduating in 1995. Her first children’s book, “Das verquorksmoggelte Mädchen,” was published in 1996. She subsequently worked as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator, illustrating board books, picture books, and books for beginning readers for various publishers. Her books have been translated into several languages. Her distinctions include the Illustration Prize of the Vienna Children’s and Young People’s Book Prize, a recognition from the same prize, a place on the Honour List of the Austrian Children’s and Young People’s Book Prize, and inclusion in Deutschlandfunk’s list of the “Seven Best Books for Young Readers.”