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This year, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) celebrates its 60th year in production and to celebrate their unique achievement, over 1500 exhibitors and more than 30,000 book publishing industry professionals from across the globe, will come together to: exchange publishing ideas; participate in book and publishing seminars; access B2B networking opportunities; partake in translation forums; and to take part in the latest licensing and rights trade fairs for brands focusing on: children’s and teens book publishing, illustration, animation and related areas. Publishers, illustrators, graphic designers, literary agents, authors, translators, licensors and licensees, distributors and a myriad of book and publishing professionals will all flock to the mountains of Bologna this spring to experience the world of books, publishing and multimedia in thousands of booths across six enormous, product halls. It is the birthplace of the Bologna Ragazzi Awards; the world-famous Illustrators Exhibition, Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids (BLTF/K) and of course, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair – a unique mix of cultural book shows and an international book rights forums for specific content relating to children’s books and products. ELK Publishing will also take part in the recently launched BolognaBookPlus – a three-day exhibit - in conjunction with the Italian Publishers Association, BCBF and BolognaFiere that presents a series of training programmes, business conferences, translation seminars and various B2b professional networking opportunities. Chief Editor and CEO of ELK Publishing – Ms. Selina Kucks a.k.a. Sketa who is an Australian author ~ illustrator and entertainer stated, “I feel truly honoured and excited to be invited to Bologna – to take part in such a unique, literary event.”
In conjunction with the Italian Publishers Association and the forementioned government agencies, the hosted package for Ms. Kucks will include participation in the week-long event; round trip flights to Bologna, Italy; hospitality and accommodation; airport-hotel-fair transfers; a co-op publishing booth; personalised B2B meetings with Italian Exhibitors and participation in various awards and events, in conjunction with BCBF. Ms. Kucks wishes to thank all those involved in creating this wonderful opportunity. “Blessings like this don’t come along everyday – I am truly humbled, so it’s a big thank you, from the bottom of my heart Bologna!” Selina's generous sponsors include:
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 The USQ Alumni Bookcase Event is set to go for 2017. The Schedule is up and running and it is advised potential participants book their tickets early for the weekend event. Kicking off on Friday evening 21st July, Opening Night Celebrations will commence at 6 pm, in the USQ Artsworx Gallery. Tickets for are priced at $30 for alumni, staff and students, while the community members can pick up a $35 ticket, for the evening. Novelists David Lodge and Diana Gabaldon added to festival's world-class line-up Award-winning novelist, playwright and literary critic David Lodge, pictured left, is to look back at his life and the early formative influences that turned him into the writer he is today in a major new event added to the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival line-up. Read more...  |
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