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The shortlisted books for the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2006 are:
Siobhan Dowd A Swift Pure Cry
Ally Kennen Beast
Paul Magrs Exchange
Anthony McGowan Henry Tumour
Marcus Sedgwick The Foreshadowing
John Singleton Angel Blood
Diversity Matters: growing markets in children's publishing
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster
24-25 June 2006
Saturday 24, 10.00am – 5.00 pm; Family event: 6.00-8.00 pm
Sunday 25, 10.00am – 1.30 pm
Keynote Speakers:
Malorie Blackman & Trevor Phillips, Chair CRE
Contributing authors include:
Beverley Naidoo, Mary Hoffman, Bali Rai, Ken Wilson-Max and poetry with John Agard
This major conference from Arts Council England, organised by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, provides a unique opportunity to raise the profile of the market for culturally diverse children’s books and to explore opportunities for development in this area.
Drawing together people from across the industry, conference delegates will include publishers, writers and illustrators as well as booksellers, librarians and teachers. It will also feature a public showcase event open to local families.
Workshops will focus on: development of the market; informing and stimulating growth; showcasing good practice
For more information, or to book a place, please visit the website: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/diversitymatters
FICTION FOR CHILDREN COMES OF AGE - a one-day conference at Homerton's Faculty of Education, Hills Road, Cambridge
09:00-17:30, Saturday 23rd April
Registration fee: ?75* (student concessions ?35)
Speakers:
Julia Eccleshare
Geoff Fox
Nikki Gamble
Peter Hunt
Jan Mark
Philippa Pearce
Kim Reynolds
Margaret Meek Spencer
Nicholas Tucker
Victor Watson
Tel 01223 767600 for application form
N.B. The full registration fee includes a signed paperback copy of The Coming of Age in Children's Literature by Margaret Meek and Victor Watson
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