SCBWI:

Of Modern Fairies and Enchantment

Date: Saturday, October 1st, 2005 Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Speaker: Gail Carson Levine

Description:
This Reading, Q and A, and book signing with author Gail Carson Levine will be in English and Japanese. Order your copies of Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg and other Gail Carson Levine titles from your favorite bookshop or online bookseller and bring them to the event for signing! Gail Carson Levine, master of the modern fairy tale, is the author of many books for children, most recently Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg. Her novel Ella Enchanted, a 1998 Newbery Honor book, has sold more than 1 million copies, and was made into a movie by Miramax (Disney). Levine's other books include the historical novel Dave At Night, an American Library Association Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; and her Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the picture book Betsy Who Cried Wolf, illustrated by Scott Nash. Levine gives new twists to fairy tales and their worlds of princesses, princes, fairies, ogres, and monsters, weaving in fresh and witty interpretations of the age-old themes of greed, jealousy, death, love, courage and kindness. For more information on Gail Carson Levine visit her website.

Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan (SCBWI)

Cost: SCBWI Members: 1,000 yen
Non-members: 1,500 yen

Venue: The Tokyo Women's Plaza, Jingumae 5-53-67, Shibuya, Tokyo (by the Children's Castle and United Nations University) (map)

Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

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Website: japan.scbwi.org

Holly Thompson, SCBWI Tokyo Co-Regional Advisor
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