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.

Next Meeting: Monday, February 20, 2012

Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable Meeting

Monday, February 20, 2012, 7:30 pm

Nellie McClung Branch, Greater Victoria Public Library (Cedar Hill & McKenzie).

Doors open at 7:00 pm; come and browse the Tall Tales Books table.

Everyone welcome! Cost: $5.00 at the door, Students $4.00, $25.00/year.

David J. Smith, educator and author, has written the picture book If the World were a Village, which looks at the world population as if it were one village of 100 people. He makes observations such as: “In the world village, there are 38 school-aged villagers — but of the 38 only 31 of them attend school and only 24 of them have enough food to eat.”

Come and hear David tell us about the "Global Village"!