Every Story Matters
B2B Meeting - Bologna Children's Book Fair 2022
Every Story Matters
B2B Event - Bologna Children's Book Fair 2022
As part of the EU-funded project Every Story Matters (ESM), the Slovenian Book Agency organized a B2B networking session for international publishers interested in the exchange of quality books for children and young adults with an emphasis on inclusion.
Where: Bologna Book Fair, Hall Ouverture (Services Centre, Block D).
When: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022, 10:00-13:00.
What: Discover the stories created by the authors and illustrators from our Talent Development programme and network with other publishers interested in making children and youth’s and YA literature more inclusive!
For the 2022 edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the Slovenian Book Agency organized a networking event for publishers of children and youth, as well as young adult literature. During the event attendants had the opportunity to meet like-minded publishers and to get a first-hand acquaintance with the new stories developed by the six participant artists from our Talent Development Programme.
The event included:
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A presentation of the Every Story Matters project (15 min),
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Pitching inclusive books of young talents (45 min),
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Moderated individual meeting session among the participants (90 min).
Who could apply?
Any interested publisher / editor (acquiring or selling) can apply to take part in this networking event; however, priority was
given to publishers from the partner countries of the project: Belgium (Flanders), Croatia, Germany, Portugal, The Netherlands and Slovenia. Up to 30 participants will be able to attend the session.
What do we mean by inclusive books?
Books, in which the plot, the characters, the illustrations, etc. feature a diverse socio-economic or cultural background, gender, sexual preference, or mental and physical (dis)abilities. By inclusive we mean literature that reflects and honours all readers regardless of their differences, whatever those may be.
Further information:
Eager to get to know our writers and illustrators beforehand? Take a look at this video!
- Website: www.everystorymatters.eu
- Platform for book professionals: www.everyeffortmatters.eu/
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/ESMmakingbooksmoreinclusive/
- Instagram: @every.story.matters.eu