The Calgary Children's Book Fair and Conference, featuring local children's authors and illustrators in Calgary and the surrounding area, will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Centre in north west Calgary.

The Calgary Children's Book Fair and Conference represents a fabulous opportunity for children to meet local writers, chat with them about their work and obtain an autographed and personally inscribed copy of a favourite book. All participating authors will also be reading from their own work, followed by a short question and answer period, throughout the day.

The Calgary Children's Book Fair and Conference will also feature the very first Children's Fiction Writing Award. Children in two age categories, eight to twelve and twelve to fifteen, will unleash their own incredible imaginations to create a truly unique story, in the genres of science fiction, fantasy or mystery. The winning entries, to be announced at the Book Fair and Conference on November 14, will then be published in an anthology. Learn more about how to register for the Children's Fiction Writing Award at http://www.calgarybookfair.com/childrenscontest.php.

This year's conference will feature a number of highly informative presentations by authors, illustrators, publishers and industry professionals throughout the day. Some of the topics to be covered at this year's event will be character development, science fiction and fantasy writing, the art of illustration, marketing and promotion, methods of research, publishing your novel and more.

The Calgary Children's Book Fair and Conference - Inspiration, imagination and invention, right here in your own backyard.
For more information, visit http://www.calgarybookfair.com .