Programme Event highlights


Booker Prize. This junior edition of the Strega is truly a children’s prize: the judging panel is made up of a group of six to 11-year-olds.


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BOP: Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year


3rd April, 19.00 Biblioteca dell’Archiginnasio


The prize that inevitably brings to mind that superb slice of 1990s pop confectionery, “MMMBop” by Hanson, is now in its fiſth year of awarding publishers in six regions across the globe for their “courage, creativit and high standard of publishing”. Lantana Publishing, founded just two years ago with a focus on promoting diversit, is the UK contender for the European arm of the prize, which was won in 2016 by Andersen Press.


You might also like The Bologna Ragazzi Awards. Bologna, you’ll gather, dispenses a lot of gongs. These book prizes were announced in February but will be exhibited over the course of the fair. The UK fared well this year, grabbing two of the four major awards: Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winton’s A Child of Books (Walker) claimed the fiction gong, while William Grill’s The Wolves of Currumpaw (Flying Eye) took home its non- fiction sibling.


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Inspire Learning and Creativity with VR and AR 3rd April, 12.00 Digital Café, Hall 32


Virtual realit and augmented realit books and apps have been knocking about Bologna and the wider indus- try for more than five years now, but it is fair to say that the technology hasn’t quite caught fire with consum- ers, barring a few exceptions (Carlton, in particular, has had some notable successes). But 2017 might just be the year AR and VR truly comes of age, given the plethora of seminars devoted to the subject. And it is not just the number of talks, but the big players that are coming: the speaker in this session is Shazia Makhdumi, Google Play’s worldwide head of business development for games and apps.


You might also like AR/VR: Disruptive Technology in Kids’ E-books and Education Content (3rd April, 11.00, Digital Café) looks at how the technology may affect the schools market.


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Dust or Magic Masterclass 2nd April, 15.00 Block B, Sala Bolero


The half-day conference and fair opener—run by Warren Buckleitner of Children’s Technology Review—makes its fiſth Bologna outing. That it is called a “masterclass” gives a clue to the tone—lots of hands-on, practical solutions and “deep conversations” about the digital


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Hay Festival’s Aarhus39 4th April, 11.30 Authors’ Café, Collegamento 29/30


The Hay-backed Aarhus39 is a line-up of children’s and Young Adult authors, all under the age of 40, who will participate in anthologies and a new festival to coincide with the Danish cit of Aarhus being named the Euro-


Pictured inset, from top prize-winning authors Meg Rosoff and Oliver Jeffers; Hay festival children’s programmer Julia Eccleshare and Templar publishing director Lisa Edwards


24th March 2017


You might also like The Bookpad and the NotePad (5th April, 13.30, Digital Café) will explore how physical and digital are coming together in books and stationery.


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Babelcube, Crowdfunding and Self-publishing: New Scenarios for Translation


5th April, 14.00 Translators’ Café, Hall 30


Until very recently, the funding of children’s books in translation was done in a very traditional manner— through publishers and/or governmental arts bodies. But more and more authors and publishers are explor- ing online alternatives: crowdfunding has become an option for raising funds, particularly for smaller presses, while online translator-matching service Babelcube is proving a popular low-cost alternative. But these new models have their own challenges—not least qualit control. A trio of translators discuss the pros and cons.


You might also like A Walk with Elves: The Intrica- cies of Translating Tolkien(4th April, 15.30, Transla- tors’ Café). What is “hobbit”, or “orc”, in Italian? Italian translators talk about the challenges of bringing the fantasy master to their country.


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Ideas and Innovation in Illustration Today: Bringing Digital and Paper Books Alive


3rd April, 14.00 Digital Café, Hall 32


Templar publishing director Lisa Edwards and Lost My Name’s books art director Giorgia Chiarion lead a panel about the challenges of crossing formats with illustrated books. They will look at the best examples of titles that work well in print and digital. But deeper issues will also be discussed: what is the role of wordless picture books? Should e-books and print follow the same storyline or should they be altogether different? The session is chaired by Byte the Book’s Justine Solomons.


You might also like Kids App Collective Presents Making Great Kids Apps (4th April, 12.30, Digital Café). A group of developers share tips and tricks.


side of the children’s sector. Neal Hoskins, founder of cultural agency Winged Chariot, and Google Daydream Labs creative technologist Luca Prasso are among the presenters who will discuss AR/VR and the state of the book app.


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