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UK: Guest of Honour at the 2nd Children's & Young Adults' Book Fair
23–26 January 2009, HELEXPO

If you want to find out about the contemporary UK literary scene for children and teenagers, don’t miss our programmes of events at the 2nd Children’s & Young Adults’ Book Fair, where the UK is this year's guest of honour.

We're organising four exciting days of literary events including readings, discussions, workshops, performances and storytelling led by a wide range of established and emerging writers and experts in the field of young adult literature.

Admission free

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Join us at the 2nd Children's & Young Adults' Book Fair and meet leading UK writers:

			Kevin Brooks
			Celia Rees
			Theresa Breslin
			Keith Gray
			Catherine Johnson
			Chris Meade – director of if:book and former executive director of Booktrust
			Emma Hayley – UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur of 2008
			Aisle16 – ground-breaking performance poetry boyband
			Michael Harvey – acclaimed contemporary storyteller
			Sonia Leong – award-winning comic artist and illustrator

As part of our programme of events and on the occasion of Emma Hayley and Sonia Leong's visit to Athens (SelfMadeHero), we have also launched an innovative comics competition, inviting professional and amateur young comic artists to illustrate a scene from a Shakespeare play in manga style, recreating it in a world we can relate to today. For further information and full details of how to enter the competition, visit:
Manga Shakespeare Comics Competition
(Deadline for submission of entries: 9 February 2009)

Superbook Programme of Events (PDF, 148 KB)

	When:			23–26 January 2009, opening hours 0900–2000
	Where:			HELEXPO, Helexpo Palace, 39 Kifissias Avenue, Maroussi, 151 23 Athens

INFORMATION & BOOKINGS
For further information and to reserve places at the workshops/discussions, e-mail Olga Gratsaniti at Olga.Gratsaniti@britishcouncil.gr or call 210 369 2336.

PERFORMANCE POETRY - BEST OF AISLE16
Interested in performance poetry? Don’t miss the Best of Aisle16 in an exciting set of quick fire poems at Bios!

	When:			24 January 2009, 2100
	Where:			Bios, 84 Pireos Street, Athens

INFORMATION & BOOKINGS
For further information and to book seats, call BIOS on 210 342 5335.

The Children’s & Young Adults’ Book Fair, organised by the National Book Centre in collaboration with Greek publishers and the Circle of Greek Children’s Book, is the only book fair in Greece dedicated to the younger generation. Its aims are to promote the wealth of books published for children and teenagers and to encourage reading among young people.

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