Sunday, February 26, 2012

Stranger in a Strange Land: Children's Literature Conference, UBC

Stranger in a Strange Land: Exploring Texts and Media for Young People Across Cultures and Continents
University of British Columbia, Saturday, April 28, 2012, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Keynote Speakers: Sarah Park and Elizabeth Marshall
Registration: $18 for Students/Presenters and $35 for Faculty/Professionals

"Stranger in a Strange Land" is a one-day children's literature conference exploring a diverse range of themes in literature and other materials for young people. Come join us for an amazing day of celebrating new and innovative research in the field of children's and young adult literature brought to you from the creative minds of graduate students.

To register, submit a proposal, or for any other information, please visit our website:
http://blogs.ubc.ca/childlitconference2012/

Sponsored by: UBC Dept. of English, Dept. of Language and Literacy Education, Creative Writing Program, the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, and the Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable.