21 March
10:00 AM
Opening of the Bologna Children's Book Fair and of the GoH Illustrators' Exhibition “Insight, reflect”
10:00AM - 12:00 NOON
Illustration Workshop
ILLUSTRATORS SURVIVAL CORNER
2:00 - 2:45 PM
Panel discussion to promote selling rights
Organized by Sharjah Book Authority
HALL 29, MALL 1
4:00- 5:00 PM
Illustrator’s Freehand Workshop
Organized by Sharjah Book Authority
HALL 29, MALL 1
Storytelling and Book Signing
CITY CENTRE - BOLOGNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
In cooperation with Biblioteca Salaborsa
Age group: 4 to 6 years
Workshop: “Island World Building”
CITY CENTRE - BOLOGNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
In cooperation with Biblioteca Salaborsa
Age group: 8 to 11 years
22 March
10:15AM -11:00AM
Illustrators from the UAE
ILLUSTRATORS CAFE’
11:15AM - 12:00PM
Emirati Identity and Children’s Stories
ILLUSTRATORS CAFE’
1:00- 2:00 PM
Welcome to story hour: the process of
creating a children’s book
Organized by Emirates Publishers Association
HALL 29, MALL 1
4:00- 5:00 PM
Amazing scrapes Workshop
Organized by Sharjah Book Authority
HALL 29, MALL 1
Storytelling and Book Signing
CITY CENTRE – BOLOGNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
In cooperation with Biblioteca Salaborsa
Age group: 4 to 6 years
Workshop: Names Colourful Cats”
CITY CENTRE – BOLOGNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
In cooperation with Biblioteca Salaborsa
Age group: 8 to 11 years
23 March
12:00 - 13:00
Impact of the folktales on building the children’s personality and strengthening their community affiliation
Organized by Knowledge Without Borders
HALL 29, MALL 1
12.40-13.50
Trailblazing Women in Publishing
AUTHORS CAFE, MALL AREA
Organized by PublisHer
4:00- 5:00 PM
Dolls from the UAE Workshop
Organized by Sharjah Book Authority
GOH STAND
Storytelling and Book Signing
CITY CENTRE – BOLOGNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Organized by Sopra I Ponti Association
In cooperation with Biblioteca Salaborsa
Age group: 4 to 6 years
Workshop: “Names Colourful cats”
CITY CENTRE – BOLOGNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
In cooperation with Biblioteca Salaborsa
Age group: 8 to 11 years
24 March
9:00 - 9:30
Masarrah’s adventures
TESTONI RAGAZZI -THEATRE
Age group: +10
11:00AM-12:00PM
The Sharjah Translation Award “Turjuman”
TRANSLATORS CAFE’
11.00-12.00
Young Adults Science Fiction
HALL 29, MALL 1
Organized by Sharjah Book Authority
The Sharjah National Band will give performances daily