In the framework of the exhibition of the modern Nordic children literature a series of meetings and workshops with authors, experts and illustrators are organized. All events are divided into three thematic weekends dedicated to literature in general, translation and illustration. One of the workshops is illustration intensive with a Finnish artist Linda Bondestam.
Linda Bondestam studied to become an illustrator at Kingston University in the United Kingdom. Bondestam has illustrated dozens of children’s books for Finnish and Swedish publishers, and her books have been translated into Arabic, Belorussian, Croatian, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Latvian, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Turkish and Ukrainian.
She is one of the most prominent children’s book illustrators in the Nordic countries.
Bondestam has been nominated for Finlandia Junior Prize three times, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award five times, as well as the Nordic Council’s Children and Young People’s Literature Prize in 2013 and the August Prize in 2016.
The illustration intensive is designed for illustrators. During the workshop Linda will tell about her experience and way of work on illustrations. Also all participants will have a chance to make their own story books with illustrations. All materials are included.
The meeting will be held in English.