Brighton Children's Book Festival

I'm very pleased to give people information about the 2008 Brighton Children's Book Festival.

Want to hear David Almond, Dakota Blue Richards (young star of The Golden Compass film), Michelle Magorian, Valerie Bloom and many others - all at one exciting event? Aimed at young people and adults, this year’s Brighton Children’s Book Festival celebrates the way children’s books ‘leap from the page’ into film, theatre, radio, TV, digital media and much more. With a weekend of talks, hands-on workshops, storytelling, performances and screenings, everyone is invited to join in the fun. There will also be a panel discussion with publishers and agents on how to get published. Find full details and buy tickets on the website: www.bcbf.org.uk

Here is the full programme for both days:

Saturday, 19th April

10:00-10:15	Welcome and introduction
10:15-11:00	Kitty Taylor, Director of Charlie and Lola on CBEEBIES, from Tiger Aspect Productons
11:00-11:45	Author Nicky Singer on the adaptation of her book Feather Boy for the National Theatre
11:45-12:00	Break and chance to get to workshop
12:00-1:00	Parallel workshops for adults and children
	• Feather Boy Musical performance workshop (2-hour workshop) • Making pop-ups with Lisa Boggis-Boyce • Creating comics with Marcia Williams • Writing for young people • Dragon storytelling with Jamie Crawford
1:00-2:00	Lunch break and chance to see exhibitions
2:00-3:00	Second series of parallel workshops for adults and children
	• Making pop-ups with Lisa Boggis-Boyce • Creating comics with Marcia Williams • Writing for young people • Decorating dragon cakes
3:00-3:30	Dragon cake reception plus exhibitions
3:30-3:45	Performance from Feather Boy
3:45-4:15	Dakota Blue Richards, star of The Golden Compass, answering questions from audience
4:15-5:00	David Almond & Peter Tabern in conversation with Paul Madden
5:00-5:15	Break
5:00-6:30	Special screening of Clay

Sunday, April 20th

11:00-11:10	Welcome and introduction
11:10-11:50	Valerie Bloom, performance poet and author of Surprised by Joy
11:50-12:30	Michelle Magorian, author of Goodnight Mr. Tom
12:30-1:30	Lunch break
1:30-3:00	Parallel workshops
	· Storytelling with Jamie Crawford · Hip Hop Writing · Writing Teen Fiction with Polly Tuckett · Motion capture workshop with Animazoo
1:30-2:15	Advice on getting published (for aspiring authors and illustrators) Stephanie Stansbie (Commissionaing Editor from Little Tiger Press), Liz Pichon (author/illustrator), and Penny Holroyd (literary agent)
2:15-3:00	Advice for getting your work out there once published (for aspiring and published authors and illustrators) Valerie Hoskins (film agent), Candy Gourlay on using the internet, and Shannon Park (Senior Fiction Editor, Puffin)
3:00-3:30	Break and exhibitions
3:30-4:00	Kiriki Kubo, acclaimed creator of manga (Japanese comics)
4:00-4:15	Hip Hop performance from workshop
4:15-5:00	TBC