Outside In

About Deborah Hallford, Edgardo Zaghini

Deborah Hallford is a freelance project consultant specialising in children’s literature and arts projects. She previously co-edited Universal Verse, Poetry for Children (2006, Barn Owl Books) Outside In: Children’s Books in Translation  (2005, Milet) and Folk and Fairy Tales: A Book Guide (2004, Booktrust) with Edgardo Zaghini.  Deborah worked for the educational charity, Booktrust for over 15 years. She has an M.A. in History from the Open University and is a Committee member of IBBY UK (International Board on Books for Young People).  Together with two colleagues, Alexandra Strick and Edgardo Zaghini, Deborah has founded Outside In: Inside Out a new organisation promoting world literature with a particular focus on children’s books in translation.

Edgardo Zaghini is a specialist in children’s literature having previously co-edited Universal Verse, Poetry for Children, Outside In: Children’s Books in Translation and Folk and Fairy Tales. He was the commissioning editor for a wide range of children’s literature publications and information officer at Booktrust for eight years. Edgardo has an M.A. in Children’s Literature, is a chartered librarian and author of Pop-Ups: A Guide to Novelty Books and The Children’s Book Handbook. He has been a Committee member of IBBY and the CBHS (Children's Books History Society). Edgardo is a librarian at Orpington Library in Kent, is a member of the Youth Library Group and founder member of Outside In.