January 2011 Events
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An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger~ ongoing until Jan 9, Hannover, Germany
Doll Eyes- Art Exhibit and Book Launch~ ongoing until Jan 14, Manila, Philippines
Magical Moominvalley: The World of the Moomins, Created by Finnish artist Tove Jansson~ ongoing until Jan 15, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Golden Kite, Golden Dreams: The SCBWI Awards Exhibit~ ongoing until Jan 16, Omaha, NE, USA
Summertime Reading Club~ ongoing until Jan 21, New Zealand
Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books~ ongoing until Jan 23, Amherst, MA, USA
Drawn in Brooklyn Exhibit of Original Picture Book Art by Brooklyn Illustrators~ ongoing until Jan 23, Brooklyn, NY, USA
National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Presents From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick~ ongoing until Jan 29, Abilene, TX, USA
Fins and Feathers: Original Children’s Book Illustrations from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art~ ongoing until Jan 30, Raleigh, NC, USA
Summer Reading Club: Scare Up a Good Story~ ongoing until Jan 31, Australia
The Golden Age of the Picture Book: 1920s & 1930s – History’s Message to Children~ ongoing until Feb 6, Tokyo, Japan
Tales in the Garden Festival~ ongoing until Feb 12, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand
Mirror, an Exhibition by Children’s Author and Artist Jeannie Baker~ ongoing until Feb 13, Australia
2011 Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award~ submissions accepted until Feb 25, United Kingdom
International Youth Library Exhibit: The Fabulous World of John Kilaka, Pictures and Drawings by a Tanzanian Artist~ ongoing until Feb 28, Munich, Germany
Mr Gumpy and Other Outings; Celebrating 50 years of John Burningham’s at Seven Stories~ ongoing until Mar, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books Exhibit: Winter Fun!~ ongoing until Mar 5, Toronto, ON, Canada
2011 PBBY-Alcala Prize~ submissions accepted until Mar 30, Philippines
International Youth Library Presents Walls: A Book and an Exhibition~ ongoing until Apr 5, Munich, Germany
Making Books Sing Presents a One-Woman Play Based on The Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos by Lucía Gonzalez~ ongoing until spring, New York, NY, USA
Partners in Wonder: Selections from the Collection of Jane Yolen~ ongoing until May 1, Amherst, MA, USA
Look! The Art of Australian Picture Books Today~ ongoing until May 29, Melbourne, Australia
The Art Institute of Chicago Exhibit: Real and Imaginary: Three Latin American Artists – Raúl Colón, David Diaz and Yuyi Morales~ ongoing until May 29, Chicago, IL, USA
Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney~ ongoing until May 30, Stockbridge, MA, USA
Animal Fair: Birds, Beasts, and Bugs in Children’s Book Illustrations~ ongoing until Jun 5, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Seven Stories Exhibit: There’s Nuffin Like a Puffin!~ ongoing until Jun 27, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
International Youth Library Exhibit: The World in Miniature. The Family in Historic Picture Books and Children’s Literature~ ongoing until Aug 31, Munich, Germany
Launch of the 2011 Romeo Forbes Children’s Story Writing Competition~ Philippines
The Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation Winner Announced~ United Kingdom
2010 Cybils (the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) Finalists Announced~ Jan 1
Chennai Book Fair~ Jan 4 – 17, Chennai, India
Culture in Translation: Reception of Chinese Literature in the World~ Jan 6 – 8, Hong Kong
USBBY Events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting (2011 Outstanding International Books Announced and Presentation by Author Mitali Perkins)~ Jan 7, San Diego, CA, USA
American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting~ Jan 7 – 11, San Diego, CA, USA
ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) Events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting~ Jan 7 – 11, San Diego, CA, USA
9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities~ Jan 9 – 12, Honolulu, HI, USA
2011 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards Announced~ Jan 10, San Diego, CA, USA
Center for the Book Presents Author Kate Masur Discussing Her New Book An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle Over Equality in Washington, D.C.~ Jan 12, Washington, D.C., USA
Golden Kite, Golden Dream Exhibit Event with David Diaz~ Jan 16, Omaha, NE, USA
Chapter & Verse’s (A Book Club for Adults Discussing Children’s Lit) January Meeting~ Jan 20, USA
Once Upon a Time… Lessons in Children’s Literature~ Jan 20, Springdale, AR, USA
The Influence of Children’s Literature on Adult Literature~ Jan 20, Reading, United Kingdom
Multicultural Literature in the Classroom – What, How & Why~ Jan 20, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Adaptation of Canonical Texts in Children’s Literature Symposium~ Jan 20 – 21, Ghent, Belgium
TD National Reading Summit II: Toward a Nation of Readers~ Jan 20 – 21, Montreal, QC, Canada
Jaipur Literature Festival~ Jan 21 – 25, Jaipur, India
What’s Happening with Children’s Books in the World?~ Jan 22, Tokyo, Japan
22nd Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities~ Jan 22 – 30, Eatonville, Fl, USA
No Name-Calling Week~ Jan 24 – 28, USA and Canada
Invisible Storytellers: The Role of Translators in Children’s Literature~ Jan 25, London, United Kingdom
Yabun 2011: Celebrating Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultures~ Jan 26, Sydney, Australia
Galle Literary Festival~ Jan 26 – 30, Galle, Sri Lanka
Kolkata Book Fair~ Jan 26 – Feb 6, Kolkata, India
Family Literacy Day~ Jan 27, Canada
Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias~ Jan 27 – 30, Cartagena, Columbia
SCBWI Japan Presents Author/Illustrator Frané Lessac: Creating Global Children’s Books~ Jan 28, Tokyo, Japan
Buechner Lectureship Activities Fundraiser with National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (USA) Katherine Paterson~ Jan 28 – 29, Bristol, TN, USA
12th Annual SCBWI International Winter Conference~ Jan 28 – 30, New York, NY, USA
Children’s & Young Adults’ Book Fair~ Jan 28 – 31, Marousi, Greece
Children’s Literature in Wales~ Jan 29, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Asian Children’s Festival~ Jan 29 – 30, Singapore
January 4th, 2011 at 4:51 am
Another action-packed calendar – thank you, Corinne. Sadly, I won’t even be able to make iot to those events closer to home. How I’d love to go and relive the enchantment of the Moomins over in Lancashire!
January 10th, 2011 at 5:13 am
Hi Corinne, I continue to be amazed at how comprehensive this monthly posting is. I love it. =) See you in May for the AFCC.