The 2008 Children's Book Festival will run for the entire month of October, from the 1st to the 31st inclusive. This will be the first time that the dates have officially stretched as far as Halloween and to celebrate the fact, this year the festival will be taking on a particularly spooky quality with many freaky, creepy and sneaky activities planned! To mark this occasion, CBI is delighted to announce it has commissioned the fantastically talented Cartoon Saloon (www.cartoonsaloon.ie) to produce a brand new CBF 2008 image. More on this shortly...

Some 70 authors and illustrators from both home and abroad were involved nationally, including Andy Stanton, Nicholas Allan, Derek Landy, Roddy Doyle, Geraldine McCaughrean, William Nicholson, Mary Arrigan, Berlie Doherty, Jon Berkeley, Michael Carroll, Cathy Cassidy, Judi Curtin, Brianog Brady Dawson, David Donohue, Malachy Doyle, Jarla Duffy, Aubrey Flegg, Maeve Friel, Colin Hawkins, Julie Hearn, Conor Kostick, Morgan Llwelyn, Eric Maddern, Judy May, Vincent McDonnell, Oisin McGann, Roisin Meaney, Bel Mooney, Brian Moses, Laoise Ni Chomhrai, Aine ni Ghlinn,  Brendan O'Brien, Joe O'Brien, Peadar O'Guilin, Re O Laighleis, Mark Oliver, Korky Paul, Gillian Perdue, Sally Prue, Sarah Roche, John W. Sexton, Niamh Sharkey and Enda Wyley.

Interested in taking part this year?

Planning for the 2008 Festival is already underway. Authors, Publishers and those planning to host events should contact the Programme Officer Tom Donegan for further information. 

Young Readers, Parents and Teachers should keep checking these pages for programme updates over the coming months.