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With a busy schedule of events primed to take place during this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the sheer range of seminars, talks and panels can be overwhelming for first-time visitors—and some more seasoned atendees, too. Tom Tivnan picks out 10 agenda-seting events from this year’s fair that are not to be missed


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Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 4th April, 13.00 Illustrators’ Café, Centro Servizi


While it is probably the second most prestigious chil- dren’s literary gong in the world (aſter the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award), the Swedish government- backed Astrid Lindgren prize is certainly the richest, with SEK5m (£460,000) given to the winner. Presented annually at Bologna (with a simultaneous announce- ment in Stockholm), the prize can be awarded to indi- vidual creators or organisations that promote children’s literature. Boston, Massachusets-born, long-time UK resident Meg Rosoff won last year’s award, while Philip Pullman was the 2005 recipient.


You might also like The Premio Strega Regazze e Regazzi Award (5th April, 14.30, Illustrators’ Cafe) is an offshoot of the Strega, Italy’s equivalent to the Man


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