{"id":6196,"date":"2014-05-12T04:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=6196"},"modified":"2014-05-12T04:00:59","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T03:00:59","slug":"childrens_media_conference_2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/childrens_media_conference_2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Children’s Media Conference 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MALORIE BLACKMAN TO DELIVER CREATIVE KEYNOTE AT
\nTHE CHILDREN\u2019S MEDIA CONFERENCE 2014<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leading children\u2019s media event to host Waterstones <\/em>Children\u2019s Laureate<\/p>\n

Waterstones<\/em> Children\u2019s Laureate Malorie Blackman will deliver the creative keynote at this year\u2019s Children\u2019s Media Conference (CMC) which takes place from 2-4 July 2014 in Sheffield.\u00a0 The keynote is on Thursday 3 July.<\/p>\n

Currently in its 11th<\/sup> year, the CMC is the premier event in the UK for supporting children\u2019s media and hosts a global delegation of creatives, producers and distributors of kids\u2019 content across all media.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s CMC has a theme of Child@Heart and will include an impressive array of 50 conference sessions and masterclasses featuring leading children\u2019s media executives from around the world.<\/p>\n

Malorie Blackman was appointed the coveted role of Children\u2019s Laureate in 2013 and will hold the post until next year. She has written over 60 books for children and young adults, including the Noughts and Crosses<\/em> series of novels (Noughts and Crosses<\/em> won the Red House FCBG Children\u2019s Book Award as well as being included in the top 100 of the BBC Big Read), Cloud Busting<\/em> (winner of the Smarties Silver Award), Thief <\/em>(winner of the Young Telegraph\/Fully Booked Award) and Hacker<\/em> (winner of the WH Smiths Children’s Book Award and the Young Telegraph\/Gimme 5 Award for best children’s book of the year).\u00a0 Her latest book is Noble Conflict<\/em>, a story of love, violence, trust and betrayal.<\/p>\n

Malorie is a scriptwriting graduate of the National Film and Television School.\u00a0 Her work has appeared on TV, with Pig-Heart Boy<\/em>, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, being adapted into a BAFTA winning 6-part TV serial.\u00a0 As well as writing original and adapted drama scripts for TV, Malorie also regularly wrote for CBBC’s Byker Grove<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In 2005, Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children\u2019s books.\u00a0 In 2008, she was then honoured with an OBE for her services to Children\u2019s Literature.<\/p>\n

Malorie Blackman says: \u201cAll children have a right to be seen, heard and represented in the arts.\u00a0The stories we tell as well as the stories we are told – in whatever form – define us as individuals and as a society.\u00a0 They show us who we are and what we can be.\u00a0 But are the needs of our children being met?\u00a0 Are all of our children being represented?\u00a0 What can we do to improve the situation?\u201d<\/p>\n

Greg Childs, Editorial Director at CMC adds: \u201cYear on year, the CMC continues to explore issues that are relevant to the rapidly changing children\u2019s media landscape. We are genuinely thrilled to have someone of Malorie Blackman\u2019s standing to deliver this year\u2019s creative keynote. With the theme of Child@Heart at the core of this year\u2019s conference, we are excited to hear her thoughts on what appeals to today\u2019s child.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information visit: www.thechildrensmediaconference.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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