November 2011 Events
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American Indian Heritage Month~ USA
National Novel Writing Month: NaNoWriMo for Youth~ Australia
ALA Online Course: Introduction to Graphic Novels for Children~ongoing until Nov 4, USA
Kuala Lumpur Children’s Book Festival~ ongoing until Nov 4, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Art Institute of Chicago Presents: Artful Alphabets: Five Picture Book Artists~ ongoing until Nov 6, Chicago, IL, USA
2012 PBBY-Salanga Prize~ entries accepted until Nov 11, Philippines
31st Santiago International Book Fair~ ongoing until Nov 13, Santiago, Chile
The Children’s Bookshow: Stories From Around The World~ ongoing until Dec 7, United Kingdom
The Original Art: Celebrating the Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration~ ongoing until Dec 29, New York, NY, USA
Adventures in the Soviet Imaginary: Children’s Books and Graphic Art~ ongoing until Dec 30, Chicago, IL, USA
2012 South Asia Book Award~ entries accepted until Dec 31
Budding Writers Project~ entries accepted until Jan 6, 2012, Singapore
Exhibits of Winning Entries from the 2011 Growing Up Asian in America Contest~ ongoing until Feb 2012, USA
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NAME’s (National Association for Multicultural Education) Annual Conference~ Nov 2 – 5, Chicago, IL, USA
SCBWI Israel Event: Interactive Digital Children Books~ Nov 3, Tel Aviv, Israel
Children’s Literature Council Fall Gala~ Nov 5, Los Angeles, CA, USA
15th Annual Rochester Children’s Book Festival~ Nov 5, Rochester, NY, USA
OKI (Ohio Kentucky Indiana) Children’s Literature Conference~ Nov 5, Crestview Hills, KY, USA
Once Upon A World Children’s Book Award Ceremony~ Nov 6, Los Angeles, CA, USA
21st Annual Children’s Illustration Show~ Nov 6 – Jan 1, Northampton, MA, USA
National Young Readers Week~ Nov 7 – 13, USA
Northern Children’s Book Festival~ Nov 7 – 20, United Kingdom
Bookaroo in the City~ Nov 8 – 24, Delhi, India
Two-time Caldecott Medal-winner Chris Van Allsburg at Kidsbooks~ Nov 9, Vancouver, BC, Canada
CILIP YLG Wendy Drewett Ireland Book Day~ Nov 9, Bangor, Ireland
Green Inking: Graphic Novels & Comic Books by and about the Irish~ Nov 9, Dublin, Ireland
National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference~ Nov 9 – 13, Atlanta, GA, USA
A Journey Without End: Ed Young~ Nov 11 – Jan 28, 2012, Abilene, TX, USA
The 18th Annual British IBBY/NCRCL MA Children’s Literature Conference: It Doesn’t Have to Rhyme – Children and Poetry~ Nov 12, London, United Kingdom
SCBWI Belgium Event: A Day with the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Nominees~ Nov 12, Brussels, Belgium
Connecticut Children’s Book Fair~ Nov 12 – 13, Storrs, CT, USA
Istanbul Book Fair / IBBY Turkey Announces Children’s Books of the Year~ Nov 12 – 20, Istanbul, Turkey
Reading Association of the Philippines Midyear Demofest~ Nov 13 – 15, Dipolog City, Philippines
National Book Awards~ Nov 14 – 16, New York, NY, USA
National Book Week: Wings of Imagination~ Nov 14 – 20, India
2011 Governor General’s Literary Awards Winners Announced~ Nov 15, Toronto, ON, Canada
Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable and the Museum of Anthropology Panel Discussion: Joy Kogawa and Maggie DeVries~ Nov 15, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2nd Annual Children’s Poetry Festival~ Nov 16 – 18, San Salvador, El Salvador
Sharjah International Book Fair and Announcement of the Etisalat Prize for Arabic Children’s Literature Winner~ Nov 16 – 26, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Children’s Literature Assembly Events at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention~ Nov 17 – 20, Chicago, IL, USA
Children’s Africana Book Awards Ceremony~ Nov 18, Washington, DC, USA
Penang International Kids Storytelling Festival (PINKS)~ Nov 19, Penang, Malaysia
Bookamania~ Nov 19, Chicago, IL, USA
10th Annual International Children’s and Young Adult Literature Celebration: Open a Door, Open a Book, Open your Mind..to the World~ Nov 19, Madison, WI, USA
Savannah Children’s Book Festival~ Nov 19, Savannah, GA, USA
SCBWI British Isles Conference~ Nov 19 – 20, Winchester, United Kingdom
USBBY Co-sponsored Session at the NCTE Annual Convention: Outstanding Books For and About Young People with Disabilities~ Nov 20, Chicago, IL, USA
Assembly on Literature for Adolescents Workshops~ Nov 20 – 22, Chicago, IL, USA
UK Muslim Book Awards Presentation~ Nov 22, London, United Kingdom
Oh the Places You’ll Go! Journeys for the Young Interdisciplinary Traveler | Music and Literary Arts Workshop~ Nov 23 -25, Singapore
2011 Governor General’s Literary Awards Winners Ceremony~ Nov 24, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Authors Sarah Ellis and Julie Lawson at Kidsbooks ~ Nov 24, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Bookaroo~ Nov 25 – 27, Delhi, India
Keeping Books Alive Conference~ Nov 26, Melbourne, Australia
Guadalajara Book Fair~ Nov 26 – Dec 4, Guadalajara, Mexico
Calgary Children’s Book Fair and Conference~ Nov 27, Calgary, AB, Canada
I Have a Dream | Writing for Social Change by Pooja Makhijani~ Nov 30 – Dec 2, Singapore
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Tulika Books Author Events~ India
Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre Exhibits and Programs~ Fremantle, Australia
Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibits~ Riddells Creek, Australia
Books Illustrated Events and Exhibitions~ Middle Park, Australia
Screenings for Library of the Early Mind: a documentary film exploring childrens literature~ Canada and USA
International Youth Library Exhibits~ Munich, Germany
Newcastle University Programme of Talks on Children’s Books for 2011-2012~ Newcastle, United Kingdom
Seven Stories (the National Home of Children’s Books in Britain) Events~ Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Discover Children’s Story Centre~ London, United Kingdom
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibits~ Abilene, TX, USA
November 1st, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Wow, lots of events to make a mental note about, as ever. Thank you, Corinne.