Team Children's Books Ireland waiting to welcome you with our delegate bags, packed full of conference goodies! #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

This year at conference, we've set up a visitor's book for you to leave messages, drawings, whatever your heart desires. Please feel free to get creative! 🎨 #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

The show is about to begin 👀 an bhfuil sibh linn ar líne? #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

@LightHouseD7 CEO @elainajryan is kicking us off with her opening remarks! We are SO excited to have you all with us. And we're nearly ready for our first guests, Katherine Rundell & @doyle_cat ! #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

Katherine Rundell has treated us to a reading from her magical new book, Impossible Creatures. Now we're delving into the world she has created in this latest title, and what this year's theme, #RiskAndReward , means to her characters. #CBIConf23 @doyle_cat @KidsBloomsbury

@doyle_cat @KidsBloomsbury 'The great joy we have as children's writers is squeezing experiences that children may never have into our books, and offering them new realities' - Katherine Rundell #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward @KidsBloomsbury

So what is the secret to bravery, asks @doyle_cat ? 'Colour failure in your imagination not as something shameful, but something deeply human' - Katherine Rundell #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward @KidsBloomsbury

@doyle_cat @KidsBloomsbury We could listen to these two all day, WHAT a way to begin #CBIConf23 ! After a quick Q&A, it's time to say goodbye to Katherine & @doyle_cat and prepare the stage for @LittleIslandBks & @Black_andirish 💛 #RiskAndReward

Also, we're trending on Twitter (/X)! Keep tweeting/X-ing, folks! #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

And we're back with @DiopLeon and @BriFitzsimons of @Black_andirish , discussing their antiracism work and partnership with @L_I_Editor & @LittleIslandBks on their new title, #BlackAndIrish , out this October 1st. #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

@DiopLeon @BriFitzsimons @Black_andirish @L_I_Editor @LittleIslandBks @BriFitzsimons is speaking to the importance of representation in books for young people, outlining the harm that can be done to readers by excluding the voices and stories of people of colour. #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

@DiopLeon @BriFitzsimons @Black_andirish @L_I_Editor @LittleIslandBks 'I know that we're doing a service to our community by telling these stories, and to wider Ireland. Its about building a level of empathy with readers that will help them to navigate life.' - @DiopLeon @Black_andirish #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

'It's time that anyone that can stand up and speak up does, to create an Ireland in which everyone can feel safe, feel happy, feel loved. So that whoever they love, whatever they look like, they feel that they are Irish.' 👏 #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward @DiopLeon @BriFitzsimons

@DiopLeon @BriFitzsimons Time now for a catch-up with our most excellent CEO, @elainajryan . Squeezing our past year into a 15 min chat has been a journey but she's doing trojan work 👏 #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

@DiopLeon @BriFitzsimons @elainajryan A moment for the brilliant people behind #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks / @IrishKidsBooks . We're delighted to support this important campaign to platform and celebrate Irish children's books, authors and illustrators 📚 #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

Lunchtimeeee 🍽️ Reminder that our timetable is downloadable at the link below, or grab a team member and scan their lanyard! #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

And we're back! @ManjeetMann is sharing her journey towards writing, and how a secret mission to join her school drama club turned into a lifetime of learning to face risks head-on. #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

@ManjeetMann For everyone watching online, make sure you're asking any questions you might have for Manjeet, or any of our speakers, in the chatbox on YouTube! We'll feed them back to our Q&A peeps and ask them at the end. #CBIConf23 #RiskAndRewards

@ManjeetMann 'As soon as I started writing for myself, doing work that scared & excited me in equal measures, I finally felt alive and empowered.' @ManjeetMann discusses how writing her own roles & characters freed her from the expectations & limitations of others. #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

We're so thrilled with our social wall, courtesy of @Olytico ! Keep tagging us using #CBIConf23 & #RiskAndReward to see your posts on the big screen 📺

@Olytico Our next talk is from picturebook maker @tarsilakruse ! Since moving to Ireland from Brazil in 2007, Tarsila collaborated with Irish language publishers and is here to share her experience of stepping out of her comfort zone, working with Irish as a non-native speaker. #CBIConf23

@Olytico @tarsilakruse Is í @tarsilakruse an chéad chainteoir eile! Bhog sí go hÉirinn ón mBrasaíl in 2007 agus tá sí ag obair le foilsitheoirí as Gaeilge ó shin. Labhróidh sí faoi dhúshláin a thabhairt di féin agus faoi obair a dhéanamh as Gaeilge nuair nach cainteoir dúchais í. #CBIConf23

@Olytico @tarsilakruse EXTREME bookshelf envy in the room here @LightHouseD7 , as @tarsilakruse gives us a peek at the library in her childhood home 📚 #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

Time for a tea & coffee break thanks to @KidsBloomsbury ! We're celebrating the launch of 'Pablo and Splash', the new graphic novel by @SheenaDempsey #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

@KidsBloomsbury @SheenaDempsey Shawn Harris, our final speaker of the day, is treating us to a live cartoon experience, recorded during lockdown with his creative partner @macbarnett 🐈‍⬛️ 🍕 #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

'If you don't make the time to waste time, you'll never make the things worth making.' Shawn Harris leaving us on the perfect note at #CBIConf23 today, reminding us to keep a child's voice, perspective and playfulness at the centre of our creativity ❤️ #RiskAndReward

Our CEO @elainajryan takes the stage, teeing us up for the announcement of the Annual CBI Award 2023! #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

@elainajryan Is é @RoghaGabriel buaiteoir Ghradam Leabhair Pháistí Éireann 2023! Comhghairdeas mór le Gabriel agus ár mbuíochas leis as ucht na hoibre atá déanta aige le blianta fada agus rochtain á thabhairt aige do pháistí scéalta a léamh ina dteanga dúchais 🏆 #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward

@elainajryan @RoghaGabriel Gabriel Rosenstock is our winner of the Annual Children's Books Ireland Award 2023! Our huge congratulations to Gabriel and our thanks for his years of work in providing Irish children access to stories in their native language. #CBIConf23 #RiskAndReward