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| | | | What sets a children’s book apart in today’s market? How should stories for young readers be told to keep up with the times? What role do diversity and inclusion play? Be there when these and other topics are discussed at the first Frankfurt Kids Conference on 19 October 2022 at Frankfurter Buchmesse and enter into conversation with international industry experts. |
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| | | | | | | | Frankfurt Kids Conference |
| For more diversity: the new conference for children's and young adult media |
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| | | On the Wednesday of the fair, publishing experts will discuss children's books in a socio-political context and from an international perspective with representatives of children's and youth organisations. The conference will be held in English on 19 October from 9.15 am - 12.00 pm in the Congress Center, Level 3, Conference Room Illusion.
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| | | | | | | | Lawrence Schimel in conversation with Peter Warwick, President and CEO of Scholastic |
| How does Scholastic deal with the topic of diversity? Does a publishing house also have to position itself differently internally in order to better reflect social reality in books? |
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| | | | | | Don’t miss the market opportunities for publishers in a diverse world |
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| | | | © Jari Nuno (D'Avellone van Dijk and Loulou Drinkwaard) |
There are many examples of books with diverse content being very successful on the market. Why is it that for many publishers diversity, or rather the representation of social reality, is considered a niche topic? With:- Ruth Valorie Catabijan, Business Development Manager & Editor, St. Matthew’s Publishing Corporation
- Anja Mundt, Rights Agent, mundt agency
- D'Avellone van Dijk and Loulou Drinkwaard, Founders, Wilde Haren Publishing
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| | | | | | How to create diverse books |
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| | | | © Atis Jakobsons (Anete Melece), Risk Hazekamp (Tania Witte) |
How must the language and illustration of children's books change to avoid falling into old stereotypes? With:- Edward van de Vendel, Author
- Anete Melece, Illustrator, Animation Artist & Producer
- Tania Witte, Writer, Journalist & Spoken-word Performer
Further information |
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| | | | | | © Peter Zagar (Staša Guček) |
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| Best practice with Every Story Matters |
‘Every Story Matters’ is an international project aimed at making the European book sector more inclusive. Bringing together partners from six different countries, it features B2B-events, workshops for book professionals and a platform with information on diversity and inclusion, Every Effort Matters. At Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022, the project will present the stories produced by the writers & illustrators involved in their talent development programme. Every Story Matters is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. With:
- Manaf Alattar, Artist
- Inês Viegas Oliveira, Illustrator
- Najiba Abdellaoui, Poet, Writer & Communications Professional
- Staša Guček, Artist
- Mirna Brođanac, Writer, Librarian & Professor of Croatian Language and Literature
- Shamisa Debroey, Illustrator & Comic Artist
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| | | | | | After the conference, conference guests have the opportunity to meet the speakers in a relaxed atmosphere during the networking breakfast. |
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