Elisabetta Gnone
Elisabetta Gnone | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1965 Genua, Italy |
| Occupation | Journalist and writer of novels |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Fantasy literature |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Notable works | W.I.T.C.H. Fairy Oak Olga Made of Paper |
Elisabetta Gnone (born 13 November 1965) is an Italian writer. She's best known as the co-creator of the Italian comic series W.I.T.C.H..
Biography
Gnone became a journalist Weekly in 1992. This was only the beginning of a career that would take her to Walt Disney Company, where she collaborated in the series of monthly publications of Bambi, Minnie & Comp. and the Small Series, and created, in 1997, the publication of Winnie the Pooh. She then published The Secret of the Twins in 2005. The book was developed into a trilogy focused around the magical world of Fairy Oak.
In April 2001, she co-created the Italian comic/magazine W.I.T.C.H. with Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa.[1] The publication was later made into a television series of the same name. Gnone also wrote the children's trilogy Fairy Oak: Il segreto delle gemelle (The Secret of the Twins), D L'incanto del Buio (The Spell of Darkness), and Il potere della Luce (The Power of Light). She expanded the Fairy Oak Universe with four more books, "The Four Mysteries": "Captain Grisam's love", "Shirley's Wizarding Days", "Flox Smiles in Autumn", and "Good-Bye Fairy Oak".[2]
References
- ^ Fiamma, Andrea (April 26, 2021). "Cosa sono state le Witch". Fumettologica (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ Cottogni, Pino (9 December 2009). "Torniamo a Fairy Oak con Elisabetta Gnone". Fantasy Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2011.