Love kid’s books? You might like to attend the 2010 Hycroft Event. It’s an evening for kid’s book lovers featuring new kid’s books, authors, illustrators and special guest speaker Sarah Ellis.
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Illustrator master class
CWILL BC is offering a children’s book illustrator master class. As a rule, CWILL BC’s author and illustrator master classes are only open to CWILL BC members. But for this one, they’ve opened up a couple of spots to non-members. (There are literally only a couple of seats left – so move fast if you want to take part!) Full details on the CWILL BC blog.
Fall Book Harvest
The North Vancouver City Library, the BC Coalition for School Libraries and CWILL BC present the Fall Book Harvest on Friday, October 16, 2009.
Along with an afternoon of live presentations, free autographs, displays, door prizes, activities and a book sale hosted by Kidsbooks, there is a chance for local schools to win a free author or illustrator visit. Read the full contest details on the CWILL BC blog.
Date: Friday, October 16, 2009
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Place: North Vancouver City Library
120 West 14th Street (map)
Admission is free
To date, the following authors and illustrators are scheduled to appear at Fall Book Harvest: Alison Acheson, Dan Bar-el, Fiona Bayrock, Silvana Bevilacqua, Della Burford, Norma Charles, Becky Citra, Rachelle Delaney, kc dyer, Linda Demeulemeester, Claire Eamer, Julie H. Ferguson, Lee Edward Födi, Nancy Hundal, Melanie Jackson, Rebecca Kool, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Christina Leist, Marian MacDougall, Oliver Neubert, Cynthia Nugent, Sheri Radford, PJ Reece, Gillian Richardson, Margriet Ruurs, Kathie Shoemaker, David Smith, Michela Sorrentino, Crystal Stranaghan, Carol Watterson, Irene Watts, and Kari-Lynn Winters.
The direct link to the print-size colour letter-format poster is right here.
All the posters, in various formats (letter & tabloid) plus a choice of black & white or colour, can be found here and downloaded in a variety of sizes.
CWILL BC at Word!
The Word on the Street happens in Vancouver on September 27th and a number of CWILL BC members will be doing readings and presentations. For a complete list of presenters and times, please visit the CWILL BC blog here.
CWILL BC Spring Book Hatching 2009
date: May 2, 2009
time: 1-3 p.m.
location: Alice MacKay Room Lower Level
Central Library 350 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC
admission: Free
Tuesday Tell-All answer
why do they call them trailers if they come at the beginning of the book?
Walk into a bookstore and there are a million books. It can be overwhelming. As a reader, how do you choose? As an author or illustrator how do you make yours stand out? This Tuesday’s question on the CWILL BC blog concerns book trailers As a book buyer, do they influence your buying habits? As a book creator or publisher have you ever made one to market your book(s)? Do you think they are an important tool to help your book stand out on the web or are they completely unnecessary and not worth the investment? Join the discussion over on the Tuesday Tell-All page for week #7.
Holiday Book Pairings
It’s the time of year for lists! CWILL BC members have helpfully contributed to a list of their books paired with a thematically similar item. You may remember the one from last year (here’s a link to both lists.)
If you’re looking for even more certified home-grown kid lit with a specific British Columbian focus, may I suggest a look at yet another list: Books with BC Settings.
Books make great gifts. But I might be biased.
