Futurebook Author Day
Monday 30th November 2015. 2:00 pm30 Euston Square
London
NW1 2FB
Organised by The Bookseller, the Futurebook Author day is the opening event of the week-long Futurebook Conference which "brings together leading thinkers in publishing, retail, editorial, writing, marketing and tech, along with speakers from other industries."
The Author Day runs from 9.30am to 7.00pm
I'll be talking about how children's publishing can attract more boy readers and bridge the reading for pleasure gender gap as part of the "Allied Interests" panel chaired by Bookseller editors Sarah Shaffi and Caroline Sanderson. Other panellists and allied interests include:
• author/illustrator Sarah MacIntyre: crediting illustrators (#PicturesMeanBusiness)
• translator Louise Rogers Lalaurie: crediting translators (#NameTheTranslator)
• writer Nikesh Shukla: diversity in the workplace
• The Bookseller's Acting Books Editor Cathy Rentzenbrink
http://www.thebookseller.com/author-day/2015/programme
Tickets at:
https://www.eventsforce.net/bookseller/frontend/reg/tSelectBookingMode.csp?pageID=28573&eventID=78&tempPersonID=89716
Previous Events
Youth Libraries Group Conference 2015
11.05-11.45 am Saturday 24th October 2015Beardmore Hotel & Conference Centre, Glasgow
I'll be discussing boys' literacy and the reading gender gap with librarian and literacy consultant Barbara Band at this year's Youth Libraries Group Conference. The theme of the conference is diversity.
Further details of the full conference programme at:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/youth-libraries-group/events/diversity-variety-choice
***TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT***
Seeing Yourself: Diversity in Picture Books • Children's Book Circle Event
11.05-11.45 am Saturday 24th October 201580 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL
I'll be discussing diversity in children's picture books books and picture book pulbishing as part of a panel event organised by the Children's Book Circle. Other panellists include, Beth Cox co-founder of Inclusive Minds, Joe Marriot, picture book editor, Janetta Otter-Barry, publisher and Tom Bonnick, Business Development Manager at Nosy Crow.
Further details of the full conference programme at:
http://www.childrensbookcircle.org.uk/item/962831
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