Maria Celestina Fernandes

Maria Celestina Fernandes was born in Lubango on 12 September 1945, the daughter of a civil servant father. She was educated at the Salvador Correia High School in Luanda. Fernandes trained as a social worker at the Pio XII Institute of Social Work, and earned a bachelor's degree in law from the Faculty of Law of Agostinho Neto University. ==Career==

In 1975, Fernandes started work at the National Bank of Angola, and remained there for more than two decades, rising from the head of the social department to deputy director of the legal department, and later retired. Fernandes is a member of the Angolan Writers' Union and the Chá de Caxinde Association. ==Selected publications==

Her publications include: • A borboleta cor de ouro, UEA, 1990 • Kalimba, INALD, 1992 • A árvore dos gingongos, Edições Margem. 1993 • A rainha tartaruga, INALD, 1997 • A filha do soba, Nzila, 2001 • O presente, Chá de Caxinde, 2002 • A estrela que sorri, UEA, 2005 • É preciso prevenir, UEA, 2006 • As três aventureiras no parque e a joaninha, UEA, 2006 • União Arco-Íris, INALD, 2006 • Colectânea de contos, INALD, 2006 • Retalhos da vida, INALD, 1992 • Poemas, UEA, 1995 • O meu canto, UEA, 2004 • Os panos brancos, UEA, 2004 • A Muxiluanda, Chá de Caxinde, 2008 • Kambas para Sempre, Kapulana, 2017 ==Awards==

Her awards include: • Prémio Literário Jardim do Livro Infantil, 2010 • Prémio Caxinde do Conto Infantil, 2012 • Prémio Excelência Literária (Troféu Corujão das Letras), 2015 ==References==