Home 5 News 5 Covid fears force postponement of Shanghai Children’s Book Fair

Covid fears force postponement of Shanghai Children’s Book Fair

by | Nov 9, 2021 | News

Covid-19 fears have caused the 9th China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF), originally scheduled for 19-21 November, to be postponed until 20-22 March at the same venue.

A statement from the organising committee said: “Due to the recent situation of the epidemic control in China, and in order to ensure the health and safety of all our exhibitors and visitors, the 9th China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF), originally scheduled from 19 to 21 November at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre, is postponed to 20 to 22 March 2022 at the same venue.”

The statement continues: “We would like to express our most sincere apologies for the inconvenience this unavoidable postponement may cause. Yet, we are convinced that the new situation will bring exciting opportunities so as to create a good exhibition and a fruitful business environment for all participants.”

The organisers add that the match-making system remains available from 8 to 30 November and that the CCBF team “will continue to provide you with high-quality services while putting your health and safety first. Together, we can make children’s book publishing industry stronger and more vivid than ever. Please keep in touch with our team and follow the latest news via the CCBF official website and social media accounts.”

The country is no stranger to shows being postponed.  In August the Beijing International Book Fair was postponed at the last minute owing to the spread of Covid-19 in the city, but ran a month later in September.

Recent News

21Nov
The Poetry Pharmacy Opens in London

The Poetry Pharmacy Opens in London

What’s the cure for a broken heart? What about for grief, anxiety or loneliness? For those visiting the Poetry Pharmacy – customers or patients, depending how you see them – it’s these questions that are on their minds. The company’s new London bookshop, on Oxford Street, offers tonics to those sorts of emotional ailments. Calm, […]

21Nov
Microsoft Launches 8080 Books

Microsoft Launches 8080 Books

Microsoft has unveiled 8080 Books, a publishing imprint dedicated to sharing innovative research, ideas, and insights at the crossroads of science, technology, and business. Distributed by Ingram, the nonprofit initiative aims to spotlight emerging and diverse voices in these fields.   The imprint debuted its first title, No Prize for Pessimism by Microsoft’s Deputy CTO […]

20Nov
Avicenna Acquired by Durnell Marketing

Avicenna Acquired by Durnell Marketing

One of the most familiar faces at the Sharjah International Book Fair across the Gulf and the wider Middle East is Bill Kennedy whose Avicenna sales agency has been representing university presses and academic houses since it was founded in 2003   Now Kennedy has announced a succession plan which sees Avicenaa acquired by leading […]

Related Posts

Microsoft Launches 8080 Books

Microsoft Launches 8080 Books

Microsoft has unveiled 8080 Books, a publishing imprint dedicated to sharing innovative research, ideas, and insights at the crossroads of science, technology, and business. Distributed by Ingram, the nonprofit initiative aims to spotlight emerging and diverse voices...

Avicenna Acquired by Durnell Marketing

Avicenna Acquired by Durnell Marketing

One of the most familiar faces at the Sharjah International Book Fair across the Gulf and the wider Middle East is Bill Kennedy whose Avicenna sales agency has been representing university presses and academic houses since it was founded in 2003   Now Kennedy has...

Authors Unite for Indie Bookstores

Authors Unite for Indie Bookstores

In the US authors Ann Patchett and Amor Towles have launched the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation's end-of-year campaign, I Stand with Book and Comic Stores.  They are joined by fellow bestselling authors, including David Baldacci, Judy Blume, Suzanne...

Previous Next
Close
Test Caption
Test Description goes like this

Pin It on Pinterest