Absolutely knackered just thinking about Bologna? Same 😅

Here are our Bologna Children’s Book Fair survival tips. Whether it's your first time or you're a seasoned Bologna Book Fair-er. 

Exciting news: The Good Ship Illustration is exhibiting this year in Hall 25, and we’d love to see you there!

This episode:

  • What even IS the Bologna Children’s Book Fair?
  • Whether you reeeally need to go
  • The biggest benefits of visiting
  • What to pack, what samples to take, and how to prepare well
  • How to manage your expectations / social battery / overwhelm
  • The best bits beyond the fair itself, including food, bookshops and wandering round Bologna
  • Following up afterwards and making the most of the contacts you make

Timestamps:

  • 00:00 Intro, replay announcement, and come find us in Hall 25!
  • 01:00 What is the Bologna Children’s Book Fair?
  • 03:00 Should you go?
  • 05:00 Benefits of visiting the fair
  • 06:00 Talks, workshops and folio reviews
  • 07:00 Bologna itself, food, sunshine and bookshops
  • 08:00 The illustrator’s wall and what to stick on it
  • 09:00 Accommodation tips and booking early
  • 11:00 Tickets, discounts and Good Ship lanyards
  • 12:00 Managing expectations and not turning it into a military operation
  • 16:00 What to prepare and what samples to take
  • 19:00 Dummy books, sketchbooks and standing out
  • 20:00 The Bologna Illustrators Exhibition
  • 22:00 Feeling overwhelmed, comparitis and pacing yourself
  • 25:00 Practical survival tips, from snacks to spare batteries
  • 28:00 Why the last day can be surprisingly good
  • 29:00 Rest, museums, gelato and giving yourself permission not to do it all
  • 30:00 Following up after the fair
  • 31:00 Final tips, meetups and lanyard spotting

Links mentioned in this episode:

Byeeee for now!
x The Good Ship Illustration (Helen, Katie & Tania)

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