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London Book Fair has extended its Children & Young Adult Publishing Zone with a new look, greater emphasis on illustration, and events throughout the fair.
LBF, which runs this year from 19th-21st April, is partnering with children's illustrators, animators and agents online resource www.childrensillustrators.com on a prominent display area, with illustrators able to win a chance to have their work reproduced.
For entry price of £50, illustrators will receive a three-day badge to attend the fair, enter the competition, and attend a tailored networking event with art directors and editors on 20th April. Winners will also be entered into a prize draw to win a year's subscription to the website.
The judges of the illustration competition will include author, illustrator and political cartoonist for the Observer Chris Riddell; author and illustrator Bruce Ingman; and Walker Books picture book publisher Deirdre McDermott. The deadline for entry is 8th March. For more information go www.londonbookfair.co.uk/illustratorscomp" target="_blank">here.
The Children's & YA zone will also be carpeted in red, with red stand name boards. Seminars this year will include "Children's Bookfutures: Children's Literature & Digital Imagination"; "Extending the Shelves: Strategies for Children's Bookshops in the Face of Online Competition"; and "Writing for Teens".
Rachel Jones, LBF sales and IRC executive, said: "The children's sector is always a strong one for The London Book Fair. Our dedicated seminar stream is always well attended and we are delighted once again with this year's line-up.
"The zone promises to look very eye-catching this year with the vibrant colours and displays of illustrators from both new and established talent."