Monday 1 april
h. 3.00 pm
Sala Concerto (Service Centre)
BLACK BOOKS MATTERS. African American Words and Colors is the conference organized by BCBF about the world of African literature and illustration.
On Monday, April 1st (Concert Hall at 3 pm) a very prestigious panel of speakers will welcome professional visitors to BolognaFiere:
- Rudine Sims Bishop, author and lecturer at Ohio State University (USA)
- Christopher "Chris" Myers , author and illustrator winner of the Coretta Scott King Award 2016 (USA)
- Claudette McLinn , chair of the Coretta Scott King Award Commitee (USA)
- Joshunda Sanders, author and journalist (USA)
- Nikki Grimes , American author (USA).
Leonard S. Marcus, critic and historian of children's literature (USA), will coordinate the talk.
The event will pair with the exhibition Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, showcasing the work of over 30 major picture books authors and their representation of the life, history and culture of African Americans. A true excursus into the AfricanAmerican imagination, completing the intense debate that animated by the BCBF panel.