VERA ZEMUNIĆ

Objavila je tri zbirke pjesama (1997, 2000, 2002), dvije slikovnice (2000), dvije zbirke pripovjedaka (2004), zbirku priča 2005. i roman za djecu 2006. godine. Radovi Vere Zemunić ušli su u brojne čitanke, vježbenice i priručnike za osnovne škole, dječje časopise (Radost, Smib, Modra lasta, Prvi izbor, Zvrk, Tintilintić, Prvi i drugi razred, Cvitak /BiH/), objavljeni su na dječjim stranicama u Međimurskim novinama, uvršteni antologije hrvatske dječje poezije i poezije za odrasle te emitirani u radijskim emisijama za djecu. Dobitnica je i nekoliko priznanja i nagrada za svoj rad. Niz godina uključena u rad Matice hrvatske, ogranak Čakovec, kao članica predsjedništva i uredništva u izdavaštvu. Haiku prvi puta objavljuje je časopisu Paun 1988. godine, te kasnije u Vrapcu/Sparrow kao i zbornicima za poeziju haiku, a radovi su joj uvršteni u nekoliko antologija.

Born in 1938 in Zagreb, by vocation a teacher, retired. She started publishing texts for children and schools as a child and so far published three collections of poetry (1997, 2000, 2002), two picture-books in 2000, two books of tales in 2004, a collection of stories in 2005 and a novel for children in 2006. Her work has been published in many a school book and journals for children (Radost, Smib, Modra lasta, Prvi izbor, Zvrk, Tintilintić, Prvi i drugi razred, Cvitak /Bosnia and Herzegovina/), on the children pages of Međimurske novine, as well as the anthologies of poetry of children and for adults, and on the radio. She has received several awards for her work. For many years she has been an active member of Matica hrvatska, Čakovec branch, as a member of the presidency and the editorship in publishing.

Haiku she started to publish in the journal Paun during 1988, later in Vrabac/Sparrow and the joint collections for haiku poetry, being published in several anthologies, as well. She takes part in haiku meetings in Croatia and has been awarded for her haiku, as well.