Symposium
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Una mesa con libros revueltos… puede ser una biblioteca
En el almacén de Media Vaca hay una mesa llena de libros revueltos; los agrupa lo mismo que los revuelve: la curiosidad que sintieron sus autoras y autores por una historia, una técnica, un color. Una curiosidad similar a la que siente quien pasa junto a ellos. Se le ve caminar más despacio, mirar de reojo y hasta preguntar, derribando las barreras de la vergüenza ¿Esto qué es? La mejor pregunta. [read more] -
Why are there no children’s books made by children?
On the 18th and 19th of October of 2024, we gathered with a group of people in Rubielos de Mora, a small village in the province of Teruel with just over six hundred inhabitants, to take part in a symposium we called ‘Aún Aprendo’ (I'm Still Learning). I say ‘people’ and not ‘specialists’, because I’m not sure it makes sense to talk about specialists in this context. We also found the word symposium more pleasant than congress, and more appropriate and specific than meeting. Its etymology suggests a shared celebration, which is particularly pleasing to us. [read more] -
I'm Still Learning: a symposium to open up participation in books
Every day, all over the world, thousands of children make up stories and put down on paper everything they see around them and everything they imagine. Some write and draw their own stories and others participate in creative workshops where writers, illustrators and teachers give them pointers and ... [read more]
