10.30 – 13.30
Children's stage
The Рower of Silent Books
Conference
Grazia Gotti (Accademia Drosselmeier and Cooperativa Giannino Stoppani, Italy)
Illustrators:
Anastasia Arkhipova (Russia),
Anna Castagnoli (Spain/Italy),
André Letria (Portugal),
Katsumi Komagata (Japan),
Anastasia Suvorova (winner of the Silent Book Contest 2018, Russia);
Publishers and Agents:
Claudia Bedrick (Enchanted Lion, USA)
Debbie Bibo (Debbie Bibo Agency, ITALY/USA),
Suzanne Carnell (Two Hoots Pan MacMillan, UK),
Robyn Newton (Bright Agency UK),
Patrizia Zerbi (Carthusia, Silent Book Contest, Italy),
How and why wordless picturebooks play a key role in reading culture, visual education, language development and children's empowerment