HELLO! from AUSTRALIA Rights Catalogue Bologna 2013
Showcasing notable picture books 2012-2013 from the Australian Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition
Illustration from The Curious Explorer’s Illustrated Guide to Extotic Animals by Marc Matin (Penguin Books Australia)
An Exhibition of Australian Children’s Book Illustration The Australian Publishers Association (APA) is the peak industry body for Australian book, journal and electronic publishers. Established in 1948, the Association is an advocate for all Australian publishers: large or small; commercial or non-profit; academic or popular; locally or overseas owned. The APA’s initiatives at Bologna Children’s Book Fair aim to support publishers in the promotion and sale of rights to Australian children’s books and to facilitate contact between Australian publishers and international agents and promoters. In broader terms, we aim to promote Australian culture and literary culture internationally, and draw attention to and showcase the diversity and depth of Australian children’s books. We are excited that the Australian Children’s Laureates (see page 10) will be present at the stand and taking part in special events at the fair. Each year this exhibition tours to other book festivals and fairs. In 2011 the exhibition toured to Paju Bookcity in South Korea. In 2012 the exhibition toured to the Booksori Festival in Paju Bookcity, and in Seoul to the National Youth and Children’s Library, and in 2013 to the Korea Foundation Cultural Gallery. In 2013 the exhibition will be exhibited at venues including the Capital Library Beijing, China, as part of the Beijing Writers Festival.
Presented by the Australian Publishers Association and Books Illustrated Proudly supported by Copyright Agency’s (CA) Cultural Fund