Bologna 2008
Join the international Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) & the Bologna Children’s Book Fair for two days packed with information, workshops, books, networking and more!
Publishers, editors, art directors, writers, illustrators, and agents from the four corners of the world bring you the latest in children’s book publishing from around the world. The SCBWI Bologna Biennial Conference is presented the weekend prior to the largest children’s book fair in the world in Bologna, Italy.
A taste of what’s on for illustrators during the weekend conference:
· Paul Zelinsky talks of technique and technology in his keynote, WHAT THE HOW!?
· Jana Novotny Hunter leads a group critique: THE RELATIONSHIP OF WORDS AND IMAGES IN PICTURE BOOKS.
· Pat Cummings leads illustrators in an afternoon workshop, KILLER PROMOTION
· Then David Saylor (Vice-President & Creative Director Scholastic, Founder of Graphix imprint) talks about GRAPHIC NOVELS for Children and the Graphix imprint of Scholastic.
· Emmanuel Guibert & Marc Boutavant creators of Ariol among much else, speak on TALK COMICS, or, HOW TO SEDUCE A COW WHEN YOU’RE A SHORT-SIGHTED DONKEY!
· Babette Cole talks about picture books in her presentation, EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY.
· INTERNATIONAL BOOKS FOR PRE-READERS with publishers from UK, US and elsewhere
· ILLUSTRATORS INTERNATIONAL talk of working across frontiers, with John Shelley (Japan, UK), Bridget Strevens-Marzo (France, US, UK) and Marie Wabbes (Belgium-France)
· FIRST LOOK panel with feedback from 4 UK and US art directors on powerpoint slide submissions by attendees.
· International publishers’ panel, WHY I LOVE THIS BOOK AND & PUBLISHED IT with publishers from UK, US, France, Taiwan, Venezuela
SCBWI Members €125, Non-members €175. Register here.
