Australian publishers report ‘optimistic’ Bologna; feminism and diversity remain points of interest
Australian publishers have reported a busy and ‘positive’ Bologna Children’s Book Fair (26-29 March), with ongoing demand for middle-grade fiction, books with a focus on feminism and diversity, and illustrated...
NZ publisher OneTree House wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
New Zealand publisher OneTree House has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. OneTree House was chosen from a shortlist of five,...
Oz children’s books announced for Bologna exhibition
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced the children’s books to be featured in the ‘Hello! from Australia’ exhibition at the 2015 Bologna Children’s Book Fair.Illustrations from 32 titles were chosen from 109 submissions from...
Bologna: contemporary, realistic fiction in demand
Nerrilee Weir, rights manager at Random House, reports from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair:The 2014 Bologna Children’s Book Fair felt a lot like the 2013 fair, with the weather remaining...
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2013
Wild Dog Books publisher Andrew Kelly attended this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which ran from 25-28 March. You can read his report of the fair here. Australian children's book...
Bologna: middle-grade readers in demand at a subdued book fair
Andrew Kelly, publisher of Wild Dog Books, reports from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair: The weather was wet in Bologna, and the mood at this year’s book fair was subdued....
Australian, NZ publishers nominated for inaugural Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Allen & Unwin, Koala Books, The Five Mile Press and Gecko Press have been nominated in the Oceania category of the inaugural Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of...
Australian children’s laureates to attend Bologna summit
Australia’s inaugural children’s laureates Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor will attend the first international children’s laureate summit at this year's Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The event, to be held on...
Bologna: ‘back to basics’ as fantasy, vampires and dystopia reach saturation point
Nerrilee Weir, rights manager at Random House Australia, writes: The Bologna Children’s Book Fair was held in unseasonably warm weather this year, with the always strong contingent of Australians in...
Bologna book fair 2010 ‘busier, buzzier and happier’
The Bologna Children's Book Fair, which ran from 23 to 26 March, was reportedly a much busier event this year than in 2009. ‘The fair was agreed by all...
In brief
Hyland, Catton on Orange Prize longlistM J Hyland (This is How, Text) and New Zealand author Eleanor Catton (The Rehearsal, A&U) are among the authors on the longlist for this...
In brief
Albany hosts 10th Sprung writers festivalThe 10th annual Sprung Festival took place at the Vancouver Arts Centre in Albany, Western Australia from 17 to 20 September. Guests at the festival...
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Bologna drops to three days in 2010Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2010 will drop from four to three days, reports Publisher's Weekly. Fair manager Roberta Chinni said the fair was...
Bologna ‘subdued’ but still successful for Australian attendees
The 46th annual Bologna Children's Book Fair has drawn to a close. There were many Australian publisher representatives and agents in attendance, which ran from 23 to 26 March. Claire...
Australians at Bologna and London Book Fairs
Bookseller+Publisher magazine continues to support Australian publishers attending the Bologna Children's Book Fair and the London Book Fair with our annual guide to Australian participants at these key international rights...
New Zealand YA novel shines at Bologna
Bernard Beckett's YA sci-fi epic Genesis is one of the big hits of this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair, selling to Quercus for £100,000 (A$202,500), the largest sum ever paid for...
LBF winds up, Bologna kicks off
As the London Book Fair, which ran from 16 to 18 April, wound up last Wednesday, feedback on the new Earls Court venue in west London was overwhelmingly positive, according...
Bologna date change
The organisers of the Bologna Children's Book Fair have announced that the dates for the 2008 fair have changed. Instead of running immediately after the Easter break (25 to 28 March) as previously...
Austrade cancels Bologna funding
Austrade has announced the cancellation of the funding it provides for the book display section of the Australia stand at this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair. ‘We've had to reduce...
Special mention for ‘The Arrival’ in Bologna Ragazzi awards
The Arrival by Shaun Tan (Lothian) has received a special mention in this year’s Bologna Ragazzi Awards, announced by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. ‘The host of images tells its...