WHAT: Children’s Illustrators’ Workshop

WHEN: Friday, March 25, 2011, 10am – 3pm

WHERE: Spanish Court Hotel, Barcelona Room

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Led by: Award winning children’s book illustrator, Aaron Boyd

Admission: Free

Sponsored by Book Merchant with the support of Scholastic

Registration: Email [email protected] or call 470 8232

Space is limited to the first 15 registrants. Participants are invited to bring a laptop and samples of their work.

Public Workshop

Aaron will lead a public workshop on children’s book illustration on Saturday, March 26 from 12 – 2pm during the Kingston Book Festival 2012 Preview at the Spanish Court Hotel.  Children’s book writers, publishers, librarians, parents and children are encouraged to attend.

Admission: Free

Sponsored by Book Merchant with the support of Scholastic.

The Kingston Book Festival 2012 Preview will feature readings from the books entered in this year’s BIAJ Publishing and Writing Awards and forms part of a weekend of events celebrating Jamaican books.  Local authors including Diana McCaulay, Jean Lowrie-Chin and Blossom O’Meally-Nelson are slated to read.  The schedule of events for the weekend is attached.