Paula Frade is a Phd student in Literary Studies, Languages, Literature and Cultures, and a researcher from the IELT, at NOVA FCSH. She has a Degree and Masters in Translation, from the same institution. Her main research focus is in the area of juvenile literature and fable. She correlated her activity as researcher, PhD student and translator, with a professional occupation as manager of a real estate investment company. She lived between Prague and Lisbon from 2006 to 2012. In her spare time she is an artist especially dedicated to acrylic painting, tile painting and pyroengraving.