Francine Roy
Project Manager, Children's Festival
Blue Metropolis Foundation
661, Rose-de-Lima, suite 201
Montreal (Quebec) H4C 2L7
Tel. : 514-932-1112, ext. 28
Fax. : 514-932-1148
francine.roy@bluemetropolis.org
Schedule
Children's Festival programme (PDF)
For a fifth consecutive year, Blue Metropolis Foundation is proud to present the TD-Blue Met Children's Festival.
Sharing a passion for reading and writing with children under 12 is our raison d'être.
Would you help us promote the participation of authors, illustratos, and performance artists in 55 venues across the island of Montreal?
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TD-Blue Met Children's Festival aims to share the passion for reading and writing with children under 12 year olds. April 18-23, 55 neighbourhood venues will feature events and performances by authors and illustrators who believe in the Power of Words, such as: “Laughs & Crafts” with Catherine Austen and Jane Barclay; “Come into the creative process” with Karen Patkau; Yayo; Mahtab Narsimhan; and visit mischievous trolls like Karius & Baktus... http://bluemetropolis.org/home/festival/festival_des_enfants_td.dot
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TD-Blue Met Children’s Festival is 5 Years Old! Appearing at 55 Venues Near You
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Thank you everyone! The call for proposals is now closed for the 2012 Festival.
Call for proposals for the 6th TD-Blue Met Children's Festival, April 2013, Montreal
Deadline: October 8, 2012
The TD-Blue Metropolis Children's Festival aims to showcase children's literature, writing and illustrating, The Festival is for children 12 years old and under. Authors, illustrators, creative workshop and literary show facilitators, this festival offers a unique opportunity to share pleasures of reading and writing with children in this age group.
Submit a proposal
Are you a writer? Would you like to participate in the Festival?
Are you a publisher? Would you like to suggest some of your authors or launch a book at the Festival?
Are you an artistic organization? Would you like to propose an event or a partnership?
1. Please send us a complete file which includes:
a copy of the author's latest book
mention of languages spoken by the author
press clippings (digital version preferred)
a photograph of the author
a short bio mentioning any prizes received
a list of published works, including any in translation
the completed proposal form
2. Click here to download the proposal form
Please note that we give priority to authors who's latest book is being published between May 2011 and March 2012, i.e. which will be available for the Festival. We are particularly interested in authors who are launching books in the spring.
3. Selection process:
The selection of launches, authors and other Festival events remains the prerogative of Blue Metropolis Foundation.
We will choose from the submitted proposals and inform you by mid-December if your proposal has been retained.*
You will then receive a contract or an official invitation to formalize the agreement. For more details about this agreement, click here.
Incomplete proposals or those received after the deadline will not be considered. Please note that materials sent to us cannot be returned.
* Considering the number of proposals which we receive every year, we are unfortunately not able to answer everybody. Only successful applicants will be contacted.
Please send all materials before October 8, 2012 to:
Francine Roy
Project Manager, Children's Festival
Blue Metropolis Foundation
661, Rose-de-Lima, suite 201
Montreal (Quebec) H4C 2L7
Tel. : 514-932-1112, ext. 28
Fax. : 514-932-1148
francine.roy@bluemetropolis.org
Through meetings with authors and illustrators, creative workshops and literary shows, this festival offers a unique opportunity for children 12 years old and under and their families to experience the pleasures of reading and writing. Event take place in English and French, across Montreal, during the Blue Met Literary Festival.
The 2012 Children's Festival takes place in 55 different venues everywhere in Montreal: libraries, bookstores, museums, and cultural centers.
Public and Private Libraries of Montréal:
10 300 Lajeunesse
Montréal (QC) H3L 2E5
303, boul. Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield (QC) H9W 4A7
3465, rue Benny
Montréal (QC) H4B 2R9
10 400 avenue de Belleville
Montréal (QC) H1H 4Z7
475900, rue de Salaberry
Montéral (QC) H4J 1J8
4740, rue de Charleroi
Montéral (QC) H1H 1V2
5290, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
Montéral (QC) H3T 1Y2
12001, boul. De Salaberry
Dollard-des-Ormeaux (QC) H9B 2A7
2550 rue Ontario Est
Montéral (QC) H2K 1W7
7070, rue Jarry Est
Anjou (QC) H1K 3X9
5400, boul. Henri-Bourassa Est
Montréal (QC) H1G 2S9
1870, rue Davidson
Montréal (QC) H1W 2Y6
6767, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
Montréal (QC) H3S 2T6
7500, avenue Goncourt
Anjou (QC) H1K 3X9
17100, boul. Hymus
Kirkland (QC) H9J 2W2
6473, rue Sherbrooke Est
Montréal (QC) H1N1C5
12002, boul. Rolland
Montréal (QC) H1G 3W1
4120, rue Ontario Est
Montréal (QC) H1V 1J9
6052, boul. Monk
Montréal (QC) H4E 3H6
8105, rue Hochelaga
Montréal (QC) H1L 2K9
1080, avenue Dollard,
LaSalle (QC) H8N 2T9
2093, rue de la Visitation
Montréal (QC) H2L 3C9
6707 De Lorimier
Montréal (QC) H2G 2P8
13 555, Pierrefonds Bldv
Pierrefonds (QC) H9A 1A6
465, Mont-Royal Est
Montréal (QC) H2J 1W3
14 001 Notre-Dame Est
Montréal (QC) H1A 1T9
1967, boul. Graham
Ville Mont-Royal (QC) H3R 1G9
9001, boul. Perras
Rivière-des-Prairies (QC) H1E 3J7
41, avenue Saint-Just
Rivière-des-Prairies (QC) H2V 4T7
1050, rue d'Hibernia
Montréal (QC) H3K 2V2
4707, rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Montréal (QC) H4C 1S9
8420, boul. Lacordaire
Saint-Léonard (QC) H1R 3G5
7601, rue François-Perrault
Montréal (QC) H2A 3L6
183, rue des Érables
Montréal (QC) H8R 1B1
4170, rue De Salaberry
Lachine (QC) H4J 1H1
3100, rue Sainte-Antoine
Lachine (QC) H8S 4B8
5955, rue Bannantyne
Verdun (QC) H4H 1H6
4574, Sherbrooke West Street
Westmount (QC) H3Z 1G1
1200, Atwater av.
Westmount (QC) H3Z 1X4
870, Richmond Square
Montreal (QC) H3J 1V7
Community Centers
1544, rue St-Hubert
Montréal (QC) H2L 3Z3
155, Place Benoît. Bur. 2
Ville Saint-Laurent (QC) H4N 2H4
5347, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
Montréal (QC) H3T 1Y4
Museums
1920, rue Baile
Montréal (QC) H3H 2S6
1255, boul. Saint-Joseph
Lachine (QC) H2Z 1X4
690, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montréal (QC) H3A 1E9
Cultural Centers
176, chemin Bord du Lac
Pointe-Claire (QC) H9S 4J7
2550, rue Ontario Est
Montréal (QC) H2K 1W7
3755, rue Botrel
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (QC) H4A 3G8
Maison de la culture Plateau Mont-Royal
465, avenue Mont Royal Est
Montréal (QC) H2J 2R1
Other Venues
1235, Greene av.
Westmount (QC) H3Z 2A4
372, rue Ste-Catherine Ouest, bur. 123
Montréal (QC) H3B 1A2
1650, rue Marie-Anne Est
Montréal (QC) H2J 2E1
