A Gathering of Illustrators
More than 40. That's the number of people we're expecting on Tuesday March 7, 2006 here in Makati, Metro Manila. It will be a gathering of illustrators, book designers, creative directors, graphic artists, photographers, and various other sorts of visual artists and children's book creators. Everyone is asked to bring his or her portfolio, and a Filipino dish for the potluck dinner. The highlight of the evening will be special guest Mela Bolinao, an art agent based in New York City. Mela will first go over the portfolios, then give a talk that will touch on the different genres of children's literature, the artist-agent relationship, a sample contract from her agency, do's and don'ts about portfolio preparation, and how to transform your portfolio so that it will compete in the American market. The event is hosted by SCBWIphilasia, the Philippine chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Here's Mela Bolinao's webpage at her NY agency, HK Portfolio, Inc.http://www.hkportfolio.com/cgi-bin/iowa/contact.html
Beaulah's 2 Cents
posted by Kidbooks Asia at 6:00 AM
2 Comments:
Bring it to Cebu! Some people are asking if these SCBWI events will have a Cebu leg. Why not? Cebu is a modern city in the Eastern part of the Visayas, Philippines. There's at least one international school there, Pennsylvania-based Xlibris is there.... See http://tinyurl.com/nd88c. And just Google search Cebu, if you want to know more.
4:58 PM, February 26, 2006
They're even thinking of a children's book festival, like the Hong Kong Literary Festival, in Cebu.
10:03 PM, March 27, 2006
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