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Celebrating Irish Children’s Books | Online School and Family Book Festival.
WonderFest is over for 2021. Thank you to everyone who took part. See you in 2022!

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Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland - Literature

12pm | Masterclass – Illustrating Children’s Books – Margaret Anne Suggs

November 21, 2021 12:00 pm
Cost: €30
Until 1:30 pm
ADULTS

Illustrating for a children’s book (or for a children’s comic or graphic novel) is not just drawing pictures to go with the words. Pictures can speak louder than words! Join experienced teacher Margaret Anne (Mags) Suggs, and get handy pointers for your illustration career. 

You will learn about  the art of storyboarding, creative page turns, continuity in character design, stylistic pacing, and about how to create another visual level to your story. Mags will talk about how to plan and create a ‘dummy book’ for your own story and how to approach illustrating someone else’s text. During the workshop the group will discuss what – and how much – to include in your portfolio, and Mags will suggest some good projects to set yourself that may attract the right agents and publishers.

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Margaret Anne Suggs

Margaret Anne sits on the Board of Directors of Illustrators Ireland and IBBY Ireland. She lectures part time at Ballyfermot College of Further Education where she founded the Illustration course. She is a recent recipient of the Arts Council of Ireland's Agility Award for an experimental children's book project, Home is Where the Heart Is. Mags has published over a dozen books in four languages and is the illustrator for the best-selling, award-winning Pigín of Howth series (Kathleen Watkins, Gill).

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Pigin Of Howth

This utterly delightful picture book introduces children to an unforgettable pig, the beautiful seaside town of Howth on Dublin Bay and many magical adventures. The first book from the pen of Kathleen Watkins, illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs, will capture the imaginations of children everywhere.

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Holy Shocking Saints

Celebrating the extraordinary lives of twelve remarkable people

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Wonderfest Wonderfest · 3 months ago
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This looks terrific - we'll be there! A must for any children's writers or illustrators and anyone who wants to find out more about children's books. https://t.co/6LtaWDfkBp
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Sarah Webb@sarahwebbishere
Join us at the next online #ChildrensBookSalon on Thurs 24 Feb 7.30pm with
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@gerrydalyart
@Erika_McGann
@markbradleyart + @KatiaCotton
talking about their new books.
A must for all who love children's books.
Tickets available here: https://t.co/p4MTKyBEHh https://t.co/6B92dpQzlg
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Wonderfest Wonderfest · 6 months ago
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Watch out for #BookElves2021 from today until 2nd Dec - lots of great recommendations from children's writers, illustrators, librarians, teachers and more.
If you're looking for a children's book, the elves are there to help! https://t.co/MXGLs3Zeve
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Sarah Webb@sarahwebbishere
🚨The #BookElves2021 are back!🚨
We are children's writers, illustrators, booksellers, reviewers, librarians and teachers and we LOVE children's books.
Today we'll be recommending some of our favourite #IrishBooks
Watch out for us during @RTELateLateShow #LateLateToyShow too! https://t.co/wxNdd7sxli
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Wonderfest Wonderfest · 6 months ago
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And that’s a wrap! #WonderFest21 has officially come to an end and we’ve had an incredible time celebrating the best of children’s books in Ireland over the last five days. https://t.co/Inkm4UrgpU
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