NEW IRISH DIGITAL CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED

WONDERFEST In association with Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire Celebrating Irish Children’s Books 2020 from 20th -22nd November

Among just some of the highlights will be chances to: Celebrating Irish children’s books, Wonderfest is a brand new digital book festival taking place 20th-22nd November, boasting 28 events with over 60 artists - a wealth of Irish talent, including Eoin Colfer, Oliver Jeffers, Laureate na nÓg Áine Ní Ghlinn, Derek Landy, Paul Howard & Gordon D’Arcy, Judi Curtin, Chris Judge, Chris Haughton, Mary Murphy, Peter Donnelly, and many more.  All events are LIVE (with some pre-recorded elements) – giving children all over Ireland (and the world!) the chance to interact with favourite writers and illustrators, and in particular to engage with new Irish children’s books published during 2020. This innovative event will be Ireland’s first fully digital children’s book festival, and is being run by a crack team of children’s writers and illustrators, hand in hand with Irish publishers and bookshops and with the kind support of Children’s Books Ireland. A true team effort!