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When I was a journalist covering rather exciting events such as the fall of the Marcos dictatorship or communist guerrillas in the Philippines I used to despair at my lack of insight.
"But what does it mean?" I'd ask myself as I flailed around with my reporter's notebook and my battered camera. "What does it all mean?"
My current incarnation as a wannabe children's writer doesn't demand an immediate interpretation of events around me. Which is a relief. If you would like to know what actually happened at the Bologna book fair you'll have to turn to Publishing News where Graham Marks (a YA author himself) has filed a report. Interesting to see that a book featured during the SCBWI pre-Bologna conference found a UK publisher
... in an exception that proves the rule, Frances Lincoln's Janetta Otter-Barry saw a project at a gathering on Sunday - Jana Novotny Hunter's When Daddy's Truck Picks Me Up - and agreed a deal with its creator there and then, on a napkin…
Jana gave a talk to the SCBWI conference on picture books through the ages. She told us about her own book,
When Daddy's Truck Picks Me Up, about a boy looking forward to the arrival of his father, who is coming to collect him. It was an ingenuous idea and beautifully illustrated. Well done, Frances Lincoln for spotting it!
I also enjoyed
LookyBook's report on Bologna, which dropped into my inbox along with its latest titles:
Leather-clad Punks page through books next to publishing executives in suits and ties—the contrast of people is as fascinating as the books themselves. Massive crowds circulating between stalls of books, with an boundless flow of publishers, authors, illustrators, and literary agents making deals—complemented by eager portfolio-toting artists looking to get published. Ironically, because the show is closed to the public, the only type of person you won’t see is an actual child!
Lookybook is pleased to report that the picture book is alive, well, and still speaking the universal language of a child's imagination.
The Bookseller suggests that Bologna activity in the area of young fiction tended away from fantasy:
Fiction, especially series fiction, remained strong. Maeve Banhan, RH rights director, said: "It feels as though there is a definite move away from fantasy."
This, even as the high profile
Sarah Davies, Harper Collins editor-turned-agent for the newly emergent
Greenhouse Literary Agency, declares that:
Horror is the new fantasy.
So much to see, so much to tell.
But what does it all mean?
If I knew that, I would still be a journalist.
One of the unmissable features of the Bologna Children's Book Fair is the Artist's Wall, a series of hoardings near the entrance where artists pin up their work and their business cards in the hope of making contact with clients. Here is a sampling from this year's batch.
My Bologna roommate Sarah sent this cartoon of me in Bologna.
I've never been described as foxy before but Sarah totally captures my spikey-headed, bleary-eyed late night writing habit.
Thrilled to have my own Sarah McIntyre! Thank you!
Bring a small suitcase. On wheels. That’s the standard advice to writers and illustrators attending the Bologna book fair. There’s so much loot to be had. Not only are there catalogues and posters and postcards but if you are very, very nice, people give you things. Especially if you attend the last day of the fair when everyone’s taking down their stall and have no desire to ship their books home.
I didn’t manage to attend the last day of the fair but I tried to be very, very nice to people.
And they gave me things.
Here’s a list of what I got:
1. A Babette Cole How to DVD
I am probably the only person in the world who can say I rescued uber picture book person
Babette Cole (
Mummy Laid an Egg,
Doctor Dog) TWICE.
Well, I didn’t exactly snatch her from the jaws of death but it came close.
Well, I sort of fixed her computer problems.
Which makes me practically a super hero.
Here’s what I look like in a cape:
That's why Babette kindly gave me her much coveted DVD on how to make a picture book.
2.
The Ariol DVD Ariol is France's much loved blue donkey character created by artist
Marc Boutavant and writer
Emmanuel Guibert, much loved in France. He is the star of a series of books, with comics instead of chapters,
Boutavant screened a trailer for the pilot of an Ariol TV series. I approached him afterwards to ask if the video was already up on YouTube.
To my surprise, he handed the DVD to me!
Unfortunately, i can't seem to upload the thing to YouTube so
you'll have to settle for this version without the English subtitles
3.
A bunny picture book from TaiwanOne of my favourite events of the conference was when editors from all over the world (England, the United States, Venezuela, America, France and Taiwan) each discussed their favourite books. I loved the Taiwanese book – a PB about a rabbit born with short ears who goes to great lengths (get it?) to change his ears.
Guess who grabbed the book after the talk?
4.
The Slant Book republished as Il Libro SbilencoNow this was actually for sale and I did not physically buy it as my feet by this time were totally wrecked by the marathon walking required at book fairs.
Peter Newell was a cartoonist from the 1900s famous for his innovative picture books
The Slant Book and
The Hole Book.
Il Libro Sbilenco is Marco Graziosi's translation, beautifully re-published by an Italian publisher.
The baby character though has a rather scary face.
So I'm back from the world's biggest children's book fair, having met loads of famous people, seen oodles of exciting new books, and with photos and posts galore to put up on the blog.
But my internet was down.
I felt like this:
But today after an emotional reunion with my internet provider, Virgin Media, I'm back and I'm ready to tell you all about Bologna - in nifty, accessible chunks to aid digestion. For now, here are five interesting things about the trip:
1.
British Airways provided passengers with a waste bag which is a folded plastic bag within another plastic bag. TWO plastic bags for one!
2.
SCBWI British Isles was the opening feature of the first SCBWI Showcase stand at Bologna. Here we are just before the crowds came rushing. From left to right, author
Margaret Carey, British SCBWI regional advisor Natascha Biebow, British SCBWI illustrator coordinator
Anne Marie Perks, illustrator
Sarah Mcintyre, me, author
Catriona Hoy, and illustrator
Trish Phillips. SCBWI stalwart
Anita Loughrey missed the photo-op because she was busy schmoozing educational publishers.
3.
Agents really work hard in Bologna. Here is the most terrifying hall in the fair.
Lined up like cattle, the agents didn't look that scarey.
4.
Bologna has really INTERESTING statues. Here I am with illustrator Anne Marie Perks in front of a woman with spurting breasts:
5.
In Bologna, it is possible to randomly meet cool YA authors. Here I am overcome with joy to meet
Uglies creator
Scott WesterfeldAh.
It was all very, very good.
And though the internet was down when I got back from my four days away, everything else was just as I had left it - particularly the mess in the kitchen.
And the children had not escaped.
We are in Bologna at the Children’s Book Fair. There are five of us in a tower flat. Me, Scott, Holly, Cassie and Maureen. We are the Tower Gang.
So far we have eaten really good food, gossiped and walked under many porticoes. Tomorrow the fair starts and we meet our non-English language publishers. And we eat more good food.
My life is so very hard.
Update: Fine. Here have some photos. Courtesy of Maureen, which is why she is not in them. I will remedy that later.
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When I was a journalist covering rather exciting events such as the fall of the Marcos dictatorship or communist guerrillas in the Philippines I used to despair at my lack of insight.
first!
What made me laugh was the report that many publishers were decrying the lack of new, original books being taken on (Stephen Page made comments to this effect).
angela - now, now, this is obsessive compulsive behaviour!
nick - we must all laugh as loud as we can to drown out the sound of our screaming.
speaking of originality, calling all YA people: here's a reality check on how original you might think your work is.