By Patti Buff
for SCBWI Bologna 2016
and Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
Kathleen Ahrens was born in the suburbs of New York City and aspired to be an astronaut and to live in a skyscraper. Poor eyesight led her to forgo the first dream,
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Happy Monday! Couldn’t make it to the Bologna Book Fair? Need a smile?
Watch this video. It won’t take long, and you’ll feel happier and more connected to the big, wide world of children’s literature.
Hello from 2015 Bologna Children’s Book Fair… by snottypig
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SCBWI Bologna Booth
The SCBWI booth, a hotbed of activity? Yes, according to Publishers Weekly!
This year the SCBWI celebrated 10 years in Bologna. We have had a Bologna Children’s Book Fair presence every second year since 2004. That first booth was under the direction of the Erzsi Deak.
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By Resham Premchand
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
As the International Regional Advisor Chair of SCBWI, what initiatives has you seen blossom over the years outside of the U.S.?
Erzsi Deak started up international regions and became the SCBWI International Regional Advisor Chair (IRAC) in the early part of the last decade.
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By Liz Steinglass
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
On your facebook page, you have a very intriguing illustration of a man cutting the hair of a girl wearing a crown. The girl looks both stunned and thrilled. What’s happening in this picture?
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Barbara riding Paddy
By Mio Debnam
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
Barbara McClintock is an author and illustrator of numerous picture books, which delight with humour and fine details. Her books have won four New York Times Best Books awards,
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By Mio Debnam for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
Erzsi Deak is the founder and president of literary salon and agency Hen & ink, which she established in November 2010, bringing with her more than twenty-five years of publishing experience.
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Miri Leshem-Pelly meeting some of her characters.
By Liz Steinglass
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
Miri Leshem-Pelly is a published author and illustrator of children books. Her favorite topics are nature and animals. She has created 26 books so far,
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Visit Christopher Cheng
By Resham Premchand
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
Walk us through your typical day.
I wake up early in morning. In summer, I go for a walk but in winter not so early. Then after breakfast and kicking my wife off to work (teacher-librarian at primary school),
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By Whitney Stewart
for SCBWI Bologna 2012
at Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
I met Sarah Towle in Paris in 2007 when she was looking for a publisher for her children’s story/travel-guides to Paris.
Her early concept was fantastic, so when she launched a Kickstarter campaign to take her new company,
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