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2015 Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Taiwan Pavilion

2015-03-30
Subject:
2015 Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Taiwan Pavilion
Date:
2015/3/30-4/02
Location:
Bologna Fiera, H29 B46
Introduction:

About

  • Host: Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
  • Organizer: Taipei Book Fair Foundation
  • Pavilion Theme: Ciao TAIWAN
  • Exhibits: 452 books from 38 publishers, and 7 artists’ work were highlighted
  • Featured Illustrators: Xiao-Bei Lin, Hsu-Kung Liu, and Hsin-Yu Sun

Special Notes

  1. For the first time, Taiwan Pavilion provided subsidy for domestic publishers competing for the BolognaRagazzi Award.
  2. Together with Nederlands Letterenfonds and Association of Children’s Books of Croatia, Taiwan Pavilion held a matchmaking event for rights promotion between Croatia, Netherland and Taiwan. The attendees included both the rights representatives and illustrators.
  3. A Tour of Beijing by Hsin-Yu Sun won the Nonfiction special mention prize of BolognaRagazzi Award.
  4. Selected Taiwanese Illustrators of 2015 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition: Yu-Lin Chen, Hsu-Kung Liu, Lian-En Lin, Shu-Man Wang and Ming-Hung Hsu.