Speakers at the 2008 conference will include: David Almond, Laurence Anholt, Anthony Browne, Polly Dunbar, Julia Eccleshare, Nicolette Jones, Graham Marks, William Nicholson and the Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen.

We will hold debates on the perils of reviewing; a frank look at the current state of the book market; the interaction between children’s publishing and other art forms (e.g. Hollywood).

Workshops/Parallel Sessions will include: how to cope with school visits, taboos, from picture book to cartoon film, how to survive as a poet, literary agents, working in remote areas of Australia, publicity, how to manage time, story-boarding, bringing back op books, an illustrator's view on schools and festivals, the man from the DTI and much more.

Outings: chauffeured punting, Lucy Boston's magical house and garden, Althea's glass studio. An on-site Heffers bookshop will stock delegates’ and speakers' books.  Exhibitions will include Scope and MA students in Children’s Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge School of Art.

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The Society of Authors