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“Artists and masterpieces of illustration" on show in New York The exhibition “Artists and masterpieces of illustration” created by BCBF to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Illustrators Exhibition is now on show in New York, at the Society of Illustrators. The collective intends to record the evolution and the latest trends in illustrated children’s books through the work of fifty great artists from all over the world who participated in or made their debut at the Illustrators Exhibition. On November 8th, the collective will be one of the highlights at the opening ceremony of the annual Original Art, the prestigious award given by the Society of Illustrators to the best illustrated books for children. On December 13, “Artists and masterpieces of illustration” will be accompanied by a panel animated by some of the illustrators featured in the exhibition. Find out more

 

 

 

The semifinalists of the Strega Prize Ragazze e Ragazzi The two dozen titles in the two categories +6 and +11 have been announced for the fourth edition of the Strega Prize Ragazze e Ragazzi. The Expert Committee, chaired by the president of the Bellonci Foundation Giovanni Solimine, looked through 69 books, from publishers across Italy, to define the twenty-four semifinalist titles: it is interesting to see that 50% of them are books in translation by authors from different countries such as Canada, Norway, Greece, France, UK, Netherlands, Estonia, USA and Portugal. The Committee will meet again in the coming days to compose the two sections of five finalists that will be announced on November 6th. Find out more

 

 

 

Concurso Internacional de Álbum Ilustrado Biblioteca Insular de Gran Canaria In the past days, BCBF has been part of the jury of the Concurso Internacional de Álbum Ilustrado Biblioteca Insular de Gran Canaria that the Biblioteca Insular de Gran Canaria organizes with A buen paso, the independent Catalan publishing house, among the most interesting realities of our fair. The jury analyzed 156 projects from all over the world to select the winners and the mentioned ones of this edition. The winning book project is Almíbar, by Anna Mas Blasco and AnnaLina Mattar. There are also two special mentions: Cómo no ser devorado por una Baba Yaga by Clara Avedillo de Frutos and Dónde está Pongomari by Daniela Berti. Find out more

 

 

 

BCBF at the Semana del Álbum On the occasion of the Semana del Álbum in Barcelona (November 5-11), BCBF will bring its "voice" through the illustrators Andrea Antinori and Mariachiara Di Giorgio who will run workshops for illustrators and children. La Semana del Álbum is an important festival dedicated to picture books that involves numerous bookshops, schools and libraries, in several provinces of Spain, carrying out over three hundred activities around picture books, including meetings with writers and illustrators, exhibitions and workshops for artists and children. The organizer of the event is ¡Álbum!, an association formed by twenty-two independent children’s publishers, among which we can find some of our BCBF exhibitors such as Andana, A buen paso, Ekaré, Juventud, Flamboyant, El cep i la nansa, Libros del zorro rojo, NubeOcho, Takatuka and Thule. Find out more

 

 

BCBF and AAR promote the presence at the fair of young literary agents BCBF and AAR - Association of Authors' Representatives, the American professional organization with more than 400 literary agents, launched a new initiative this year to promote the presence of young agents at the fair: BCBF is offering to one of the interested members of AAR, a trip to Bologna, accommodation and a table at the Literary Agents Center. The winner of this first edition is Tamar Rydzinski, vice-president and head of the foreign rights department at the Laura Dail Literary Agency.

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BCBF at the Semana del Álbum On the occasion of the Semana del Álbum in Barcelona (November 5-11), BCBF will bring its "voice" through the illustrators Andrea Antinori and Mariachiara Di Giorgio who will run workshops for illustrators and children. La Semana del Álbum is an important festival dedicated to picture books that involves numerous bookshops, schools and libraries, in several provinces of Spain, carrying out over three hundred activities around picture books, including meetings with writers and illustrators, exhibitions and workshops for artists and children. The organizer of the event is ¡Álbum!, an association formed by twenty-two independent children’s publishers, among which we can find some of our BCBF exhibitors such as Andana, A buen paso, Ekaré, Juventud, Flamboyant, El cep i la nansa, Libros del zorro rojo, NubeOcho, Takatuka and Thule. Find out more

 

 

BCBF and AAR promote the presence at the fair of young literary agents BCBF and AAR - Association of Authors' Representatives, the American professional organization with more than 400 literary agents, launched a new initiative this year to promote the presence of young agents at the fair: BCBF is offering to one of the interested members of AAR, a trip to Bologna, accommodation and a table at the Literary Agents Center. The winner of this first edition is Tamar Rydzinski, vice-president and head of the foreign rights department at the Laura Dail Literary Agency.

 

 

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