Siobhan Parkinson’s recent visit to the US has been reported in Publisher’s Weekly. Click here for the edition: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/49883-in-brief-december-15.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+Children%27s+Bookshelf&utm_campaign=bb8d706b8d-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email

Siobhan Parkinson in New York December 2011

Siobhán Parkinson and Katherine Paterson meet in Vermont

Siobhán spent the first day of her four day trip to the US with a visit to Vermont to meet with US Reading Ambassador Katherine Paterson. Katherine hosted a lunch for children’s writers from the Vermont area and there was a great exchange of views about the situation for children’s literature in both Ireland and the US. Joining her on the trip was Nicole Deming from the Children’s Books Council, the US trade association of children’s publishers. Plans for furthering the co-operation between Ireland and the US were discussed – watch this space