August 2010 Events
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Adarna House’s Workshops for Literacy~ Philipinnes
Cape Town Book Fair~ ongoing until Aug 2, Cape Town, South Africa
The 39th Annual SCBWI International Summer Conference~ ongoing until Aug 2, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Lima International Book Fair~ ongoing until Aug 4, Lima, Peru
Simply Life, Simply Color: An Exhibit of Illustrator Ruben de Jesus’ Work~ ongoing until Aug 8, Makati City, Philippines
2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children’s Books~ ongoing until Aug 16, Tokyo, Japan
Caroline Irby’s Exhibition: A Child From Everywhere~ ongoing until Aug 30, London, United Kingdom
An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger~ongoing until Sep 26, Amherst, MA, USA
Submissions Accepted for Lee & Low’s New Voices Writers Award~ ongoing until Sep 30, USA
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibit: Golden Kite, Golden Dreams: the SCBWI Awards~ ongoing until Oct 1, Abilene, TX, USA
Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibit: From the Collection~ ongoing until Oct 24, Riddells Creek, Australia
Expo 2010~ ongoing until Oct 31, Shanghai, China
International Youth Library Exhibit: Shaun Tan, Pictures and Books~ ongoing until Oct 31, Munich, Germany
Everyday Adventures Growing Up: Art from Picture Books~ ongoing until Nov 28, Chicago, IL, USA
Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2011~ entries accepted until Dec 31, Singapore
Seminar on Korean History & Culture for K – 12 Teachers and Administrators~ Aug 2 – 6, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Booktalkers: Girls Read Too~ Aug 2, Melbourne, Australia
International Youth Library Exhibition: The Treasury of Binette Schroeder~ Aug 4 – Oct 1, Munich, Germany
Kazakhstan Reading Association Conference~ Aug 5 – 7, Taraz, Kazakhstan
Books, Brushes, and Ashley Bryan~ Aug 8, Amherst, MA, USA
Landscapes of Literacy: From Library to Studio in the Early Childhood Centers of Pistoia, Italy~ Aug 8 – 9, Amherst, MA, USA
The Canadian Book Camp~ Aug 9 – 13, Vancouver, BC, Canada
World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly~ Aug 10 – 15, Gothenburg, Sweden
FinRA Finnish Reading Association 2nd Baltic Sea Conference, 15th Nordic Reading Conference: Literacy Skills for Learning~ Aug 11 – 13, Åbo/Turku, Finland
Puffinalia: An Exhibition of Puffin Books 1940 – 2010~ Aug 11 – 31, Melbourne, Australia
21st International Book Biennial of São Paulo~ Aug 12 – 22, São Paulo, Brazil
SCBWI Austin Presents: Representing Diversity in Children’s Books~ Aug 14, Austin, TX, USA
Edinburgh International Book Festival~ Aug 14 – 30, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children’s Writers and Illustrators~ Aug 15 – 22, New Zealand
LIANZA Children’s Book Awards Ceremony~ Aug 16, Wellington, New Zealand
Library Week~ Aug 16 – 22, New Zealand
Reading Association of Nigeria Biennial Conference~ Aug 18 – 21, Makurdi, Nigeria
Chapter & Verse, a Book Club for Adults Discussing Children’s Lit~ Aug 19, USA
Children’s Book of the Year Awards Winners Announced~ Aug 20, Australia
The Crichton Award for New Illustrators Winner Announced~ Aug 21, Australia
Summer Dream Literary Arts Festival~ Aug 21, Vancouver, BC, Canada
CBCA’s Children’s Book Week: Across the Story Bridge~ Aug 21 – 27, Australia
2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children’s Books~ Aug 21 – Sep 26, Nishinomiya, Japan
Indigenous Literacy Project’s I Heart Art – Art Auction~ Aug 25, Sydney, Australia
Western Australia Spring Poetry Festival and National Poetry Week~ Aug 27 – Sep 5, Australia
Melbourne Writers Festival: Stories From Every Angle~ Aug 27 – Sep 5, Melbourne, Australia
Singapore International Storytelling Festival~ Aug 30 – Sep 8, Singapore
Taranaki Children’s Book Festival~ Aug 31 – Sep 4, Taranaki, New Zealand
August 7th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
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