Brighton Children's Book Festival and Awards Pack

Please note - this post relates to the 2007 Brighton Children's Book Festival. The latest blog post for the 2008 event is here.

And you can find full details on our website: www.bcbf.org.uk

The Brighton Children's Book Festival is coming along splendidly. We have a full programme, and it is now possible to book your place on THE SOUTH's website. Here's the full information and programme:

THE SOUTH in partnership with Laura Atkins & the University of Brighton presents
The Brighton Children’s
Book Festival
Children of the South

Sponsored by The Salariya Book Company

Saturday April 21 2007
10am - 7pm
Sallis Benney Theatre,
University of Brighton,
Grand Parade, Brighton BN2 0JY

Full price £25. Concessions & Friends of THE SOUTH £20.
Friends of THE SOUTH concessions £18.
Young people aged 10-16 (accompanied by an adult) £10.

Box office & further information:
www.thesouth.org.uk or 01273 571700.
You can also buy tickets at Bags of Books in Lewes, the official festival bookseller.

This exciting full-day event celebrates and showcases the vibrant children’s book talent to be found in Brighton, Sussex and the south of England. With a wealth of talented authors and artists active in the region today, this event is the perfect way for parents, teachers, librarians, writers, illustrators, children (from 10 and up, accompanied by an adult) and all who love children’s books to be informed, entertained and inspired.

9:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:10 Welcome and introduction: Laura Atkins, Festival Director
10:10-10:40 Nick Tucker, author of The Rough Guide to Children’s Books, on the history of children’s book creation in southern England
10:40-11:15 Nicky Singer, author of teen books Feather Boy and The Innocent’s Story
11:15-11:50 William Nicholson, author of The Wind on Fire fantasy trilogy as well as
screenplays for films (Shadowlands, Gladiator)
11:50-12:30 John Agard and Grace Nichols, children’s poets and editors of From Mouth to Mouth: Oral Poems from Around the World
12:30-12.45 Book signing by John Agard, Grace Nichols, William Nicholson, Nicky Singer
and Nick Tucker
12.45-13.45 Lunch break
13.45-14.30 Workshops and break-out sessions
Panel on getting published: Dawn Casey (author), Pam Smy (illustrator)
and Roberta Bailey (publisher) (unlimited)
Creative writing: Brendan Cleary (20 people max)
Illustration: Salariya illustrator Mark Bergin (20 people max)
Poetry writing: Rachel Rooney (20 people max)
Pop-up construction: Lisa Boggis-Boyce (20 people max)
14.30-15.00 David Salariya (Publisher, The Salariya Book Company) on the process of
creating children’s books from idea to publication
15:00-15:40 Emily Gravett, author and illustrator of the Greenaway Award-winning
picture book Wolves and Meerkat Mail
15:40-16:30 Panel discussion on creating picture books: Author Miriam Moss, illustrator
Polly Dunbar and Zoe Tucker, Senior Designer from Scholastic
16:30-17:00 John Vernon Lord, author and illustrator of The Giant Jam Sandwich, who
is being honoured by the University of Brighton with a special exhibition
17.00-17.15 Book signing by Mark Bergin, Dawn Casey, Polly Dunbar, Emily Gravett,
Miriam Moss, Pam Smy and John Lord Vernon
17:15-19:00 Reception sponsored by Greenaway/Carnegie Award

Box office & further information:
01273 571700 or www.thesouth.org.uk or
You can also buy tickets at Bags of Books in Lewes, the official festival bookseller.


Also, I've created a collection interpretation pack as part of the 70th anniversary of the Carnegie and 50th anniversary of the Greenaway awards. The theme is Outsiderness/Otherness/Diversity, and I look at a variety of award-winners over the last 70 years. You can download this very nicely-designed pack from the fantastic CILIP awards website. It's called Collection Interpretation Pack 1.