Brighton Children's Book Festival - Leaping from the page
Saturday and Sunday April 19th-20th 2008, Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY
Keynote speakers Workshop Speakers
David Almond David Almond
David Almond is known worldwide as the author of Skellig, Kit’s Wilderness, Clay and many other novels...
Valerie Bloom
Valerie Bloom was born in Clarendon, Jamaica and came to England in 1974...
Michael Cowen Michael Cowan and Spice Factory
Founded in 1994, Spice Factory was set up by Michael Cowan and Jason Piette...
Anna Home Anna Home
Anna joined BBC radio in 1960 and started in Children’s Television in 1964 where she worked as a researcher...
Kiriki Kuob Kiriko Kubo
Kiriko Kubo was born in Tokyo and made her debut as a cartoonist in 1982. After the huge success...
David Mackintosh David Mackintosh
David Mackintosh is a graphic designer working in children's and general publishing...
Michelle Magorian Michelle Magorian
Michelle Magorian was born in 1947 in Portsmouth, Hampshire. She trained for the theatre...
Dakota Blue Richards Dakota Blue Richards
Brighton-based Dakota Blue Richards starred as Lyra in the film adaptation of The Golden Compass...
Nicky Singer Nicky Singer
Nicky Singer has written four novels for adults, five for young people and two books of non-fiction...
Peter Tabern Peter Tabern
For many years Peter Tabern has been an award-winning producer of family drama..
Kitty Taylor Kitty Taylor
Kitty Taylor has directed animated commercials, promos and short films for a diverse range of companies....

 

Nicholas Beeby - Feather Boy workshop
Nicholas Beeby has spent his life working in theatre, predominantly in London, significantly starting...
Lisa Boggiss boyce Lisa Boggiss Boyce - Making pop-ups
Lisa Boggiss Boyce has an MA in Children's Literature from Roehampton University and has lectured...
Jon Clark Jon Clark AKA Johnsept - Hip Hop
Since Jon left school he’s been writing, freestyling and making beats...
Jamie Crawford Jamie Crawford - Storytelling
For the last 20 years, Jamie Crawford has been telling stories with wit and flair to audiences of all kinds....
Candy Gourlay - Advice on Getting Published
Candy Gourlay was a journalist reporting about dictators in the third world before she took up a full-time...
Penny Holroyde Penny Holroyde - Advice on Getting Published
Penny Holroyde is a literary agent with the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency, one of the UK’s leading...
Valerie Hoskins - Advice on Getting Published
Valerie Hoskins established VHA Ltd in 1983, as an agency specialising in properties for the children’s film...
Shannon Park Shannon Park - Advice on Getting Published
Shannon Park was born in New Zealand and moved to London to complete a Postgraduate Diploma...
Liz Pichon Liz Pichon - Advice on Getting Published
Liz Pichon studied graphic design at Middlesex Polytechnic and Camberwell School of Art in London...
Stephanie Stansbie Stephanie Stansbie - Advice on Getting Published
Stephanie Stansbie is Commissioning Editor at Little Tiger Press – an independent publisher specialising...
Polly Tuckett Polly Tuckett - Writing Teen Fiction
Polly Tuckett is a Brighton-based mother of two and a writer...
Marcia Williams Marcia Williams - Creating Comics
Marcia Williams has illustrated and retold many literary classics for children with her distinctive cartoon-strip...

 

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