It’s the AOI’s 50th! We choose five areas which have been major achievements for the AOI since its beginnings as a small organisation run solely by volunteers in 1973.

We were back at Bologna Children’s Book Fair this year, supporting illustrators with advice on the European Illustrators Forum stand, as well as a talk all about finding new clients…

This year we are back at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair giving talks on finding new clients, and offering business advice at the live helpdesk sessions at the European Illustrators Forum stand.

The Bookseller is to once again run an Illustrators’ Showcase at this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair devoted to displaying the artwork of new illustrators.

What did AOI get up to at the Fair? Delivering several events (including on Publishing Contracts), offering advice at the EIF stand Helpdesk, and meeting members who were attending. We also hear from four illustrators who visited in 2019 – “It was such an invigorating experience”.

This year we are back at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, giving talks on publishing contracts, illustrators’ self promotion, and offering business advice at the European Illustrators Forum stand. There’s..

On the occasion of Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2019 AI and EIF are pleased to invite illustrators to Another Brick in the Wall – 8th Illustrators Dinner Party with live drawing!

Following the incredibly useful Agents Top Tips for Bologna, we asked for a publisher’s insight into how to use your time wisely. We approach our friends at Pan Macmillan for their tips for the Children’s Book Fair!

Attending the Bologna Childrens Book Fair is exciting and sometimes slightly overwhelming, but with the right advice and planning you can make the most of it. Many Agents, both for artwork and literary/artwork attend Bologna, and we asked Penny from Holroyde Cartey and Steph from The Artworks for their top tips for the Childrens Book Fair.

The perfect guide for visiting Bologna. Illustrator Jean Mackey Lebleu revisits her guide to BCBF for first-time visitors to the 2019 fair. From travel to portfolio reviews, it’s all here.

The Bookseller Illustrators’ Showcase is happening once again at this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair, devoted to displaying the artwork of new, unrepresented illustrators in their daily Fair magazine.