Time is on their side

Event organized thanks to the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)

Tuesday 2 april
h.3,00 pm
Sala Concerto (Centro Servizi)

After decades of princesses, over recent years children's publishing has revolutionized female figures, bringing strong, competent and independent stories at the centre of storytelling. Today, the issue of women and of "great women" has become absolutely essential. This will be discussed at the event TIME IS ON THEIR SIDE. Women in Children's Books, on Tuesday, April 2nd (Concert Hall, 3 pm) Marta Breen, author (Norway); Susan Wood, writer (USA), 2019 BRAW mention; Isabel Sanchez Vegara, author (Spain); Ana Albero, illustrator (Spain) Beatrice Masini, author and editor director, Bompiani (Italy); Olga Maeots, literary critic (Russia); Sophie Gallo-Selva, publisher of Les petites moustaches (France), Vichi de Marchi, journalist and writer (Italy) and Gillian Engberg, editorial consultant (USA). Coordinating the talk will be the Children's Books Editor of the New York Times Maria Russo (USA).

The participation of Spanish artists Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Ana Albero is supported by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) through the Programme for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE), in the framework of the Mobility Grants.