SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author-Historian-Critic Interview: Leonard S. Marcus

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author-Historian-Critic Interview: Leonard S. Marcus

Leonard S. Marcus is one of the children’s book world’s most respected and versatile writers, historians, and critics. He has written many highly acclaimed books about children’s literature, and the authors and artists who create it. Leonard’s book reviews have been featured in many U.S. magazines including Parenting magazine, the New York Times Book Review,

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SCBWI Bologna 2008 Editorial Director Interview: Katherine Halligan of Scholastic UK

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Editorial Director Interview: Katherine Halligan of Scholastic UK

Katherine Halligan is currently Editorial Director for Picture Books and Novelty at Scholastic U.K. She joined Scholastic in September 2006, and since then has been responsible for re-launching their picture book list. She has worked with authors such as Angela McAllister and Malachy Doyle, and illustrators such as Gary Blythe,

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SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author Interview: Candy Gourlay

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author Interview: Candy Gourlay

Candy Gourlay was a London correspondent for the global news agency, Inter Press Service (IPS). She was also the Manila correspondent for Asia Magazine, a South China Morning Post publication. Candy has co-edited a collection of oral testimonies Woven Memories: Filipinos in the UK and part of her novel Ugly City features in the British SCBWI‘s first anthology,

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SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author Interview: Susan Fletcher

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author Interview: Susan Fletcher

Susan Fletcher has received many awards and other recognition for her books, including the American Library Association Notable Books for Young Readers, American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon, School Library Journal Best Books, and two Oregon Book Awards. She also was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Spur Award.

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SCBWI Bologna 2008 Art Director Interview: David Saylor of Scholastic

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Art Director Interview: David Saylor of Scholastic

 

David Saylor is Vice President, Creative Director for the Trade Book Group of Scholastic Inc. and has guided the art direction and design of hardcover and paperback trade book publishing since 1996. He has worked closely with many award-winning illustrators and authors, including Saxton Freyman, Christopher Myers, Stephen Savage,

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SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author-Illustrator Interview: Paul O. Zelinsky

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author-Illustrator Interview: Paul O. Zelinsky

Paul O. Zelinsky received the 1998 Caldecott Medal for his illustrated retelling of Rapunzel, as well as three Caldecott Honors for: Hansel and Gretel (1985), Rumpelstiltskin (1987), and Swamp Angel (1995). He has been described as “one of the most inventive and critically successful artists in the field.”

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SCBWI Bologna 2008 Editor Interview: Pauline Mermet of Bayard Editions Jeunesse

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Editor Interview: Pauline Mermet of Bayard Editions Jeunesse

Pauline Mermet is editor at Bayard Editions Jeunesse. She has worked with many prestigious illustrators, including Marc Boutavant, Emmanuel Guibert, David De Thuin, Marion Montaigne, Muzo, Yvan Pommaux, and non-fiction authors: Nathalie Tordjman; Anne-Laure Fournier Le Ray; and Yvette Veyret. She was interviewed by Anita Loughrey in November 2007,

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SCBWI Bologna 2008 Agent Interview: Susanne Koppe of  Auserlesen-Ausgezeichnet Literary Agency

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Agent Interview: Susanne Koppe of Auserlesen-Ausgezeichnet Literary Agency

Susanne Koppe is the founder of the Auserlesen-Ausgezeichnet literary agency in Hamburg, Germany. She represents both authors and illustrators, such as Katja Bandlow, Franziska Biermann and Antje Damm. Anita Loughrey interviewed her in January, as one of the speakers at the SCBWI Bologna Conference 2008 (scheduled for March 29 and March 30 in Bologna,

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SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author-Illustrator Interview: Emmanuel Guibert

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author-Illustrator Interview: Emmanuel Guibert

Emmanuel Guibert is a talented comic author whose works include The Professor’s Daughter, Sardine in Outer Space, La Guerre d’Alan and Brune. He lives in France with his family. Anita Loughrey interviewed him in November 2007, as one of the speakers at the SCBWI Bologna Conference 2008 (scheduled for March 29 and March 30 in Bologna,

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