Children’s and Young Adult Publishing at LBF

Children’s and Young Adult

The London Book Fair offers all those involved in children’s publishing a dedicated zone featuring over 100 exhibitors with a further 450 general exhibitors offering children’s content.

  • Love Learning – Children's Publishing

    The 2012 Children's Publishing seminar stream is packed full with an impressive array of speakers, authors, debate, stats, innovative ideas and fun! Look out for Michael Rosen; Celia Rees; Julia Donaldson; Bali Rai; Patrick Ness; Mal Peet; Moira Young and many others.

    Participating organisations include Booktrust; HarperCollins: Bath Kids Literary Festival; Walker Books and DiscoverStories. Such is the demand for these seminars, that we will be live-streaming them to the Foyer outside the Westminster room. See you there!

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    Children's Innovation Zone

    The Children's Innovation Zone is dedicated to promoting exciting new ideas specific to Children's publishing. Located in Earls Court 1, at the heart of the Children's Zone, the Innovation Zone will host 20 minute presentations throughout each day of the fair.

    The programme will be announced in February 2012.

    Do you have a product you would like to showcase?
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  • Author of The Day 2012 - Patrick Ness

    On Wednesday 18th April the spotlight will be on Award-winning author Patrick Ness, whose Chaos Walking trilogy won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Costa Children’s Book of the Year Prize, and the Booktrust Teenage Prize.

    Patrick Ness said: "For a bibliophile, book fairs are like heaven's backstage. Books everywhere, book lovers everywhere, and new and exciting things on every corner. I'm delighted and honoured to be Author of the Day at The London Book Fair.”

    Find out more about Author of the Day 2012

  • Be part of The London Book Fair

    Attend LBF as a visitor - save £15 by registering online today!

    If you would like to exhibit at The London Book Fair 2012, and have particular interest in the Children’s Zone, contact Emma Lowe on +44 (0) 20 8910 7197.

     

     

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