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Skipping Stones Youth Honor Award Winners Announced
Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre 2010 Exhibits~ Australia
Beijing International Book Fair~ ongoing until Sep 3, Beijing, China
Taranaki Children’s Book Festival~ ongoing until Sep 4, Taranaki, New Zealand
Western Australia Spring Poetry Festival and National Poetry Week~ ongoing until Sep 5, Australia
Melbourne Writers Festival: Stories From Every Angle~ ongoing until Sep 5, Melbourne, Australia
Singapore International Storytelling Festival~ ongoing until Sep 8, Singapore
Childrens Books Ireland and SCBWI Ireland Present: Between The Lines, an information seminar on writing and illustrating for children ~ Sep 11, Dublin, Ireland
Dromkeen Exhibitions: Mbobo Tree, The Race for the Chinese Zodiac, and Stranded~ ongoing until Sep 17, Dromkeen, Australia
2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children’s Books~ ongoing until Sep 26, Nishinomiya, Japan
An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger~ongoing until Sep 26, Amherst, MA, USA
Lee and Low’s Books New Voices Award Entry Submissions~ ongoing until Sep 30, USA
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibit: Golden Kite, Golden Dreams: the SCBWI Awards~ ongoing until Oct 1, Abilene, TX, USA
International Youth Library Exhibition: The Treasury of Binette Schroeder~ ongoing until Oct 1, Munich, Germany
Words+Pictures=Book, Contemporary Malaysian Picture Book Illustration~ ongoing until Oct 3, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mirror, an Exhibition by Children’s Author and Artist Jeannie Baker~ ongoing until Oct 10, Australia
Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibit: From the Collection~ ongoing until Oct 24, Riddells Creek, Australia
International Youth Library Exhibit: Shaun Tan, Pictures and Books~ ongoing until Oct 31, Munich, Germany
Everyday Adventures Growing Up: Art from Picture Books ~ ongoing until Nov 28, Chicago, IL, USA
Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2011~ entries accepted until Dec 31, Singapore
Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Annual Conference~ Sep 1 – 3, Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane Writers Festival~ Sep 1 – 5, Brisbane, Australia
Moscow International Book Fair~ Sep 1 – 6, Moscow, Russia
Writers’ and Literary Translators’ International Congress ~ Sep 2 – 5, Istanbul, Turkey
Bendigo Children’s Literature Conference: Texts Mark the Spot – Getting Real: Debating the what, why and how of realism in children’s and YA texts~ Sep 3 – 4, Bendigo, Australia
Asian Digital Storytelling Congress: Beyond Words ~ Sep 4, Singapore
CYA Later, Alligator – Children’s and Young Adult Writers And Illustrators Conference~ Sep 4, Brisbane, Australia
KATHA’s I Love Reading! Week~ Sep 4 – 10, Delhi, India
International Literacy Day~ Sep 8
UNESCO Literary Prize Awards Presentation~ Sep 8, Paris, France
IBBY’s Biennial Congress: The Strength of Minorities~ Sep 8 – 12, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Nu Wa International Storytelling Tour of China~ Sep 10 – 26, China
The Kennedy Center’s 15th Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Festival~ Sep 11, Washington, D.C., USA
African Library Project’s 5th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser~ Sep 11, Menlo Park, CA, USA
SCBWI Ireland Conference~ Sep 11, Dublin, Ireland
First International Conference on Language, Literature and Cultural Studies~ Sep 11 – 13, Skele, Albania
Book Blogger Appreciation Week~ Sep 13 – 17
The Manila International Book Fair: Words Without Borders~ Sep 15 – 19, Manila, Philippines
International Children’s and Youth Literature Festival~ Sep 15 – 25, Berlin, Germany
Hispanic Heritage Month~ Sep 15 – Oct 15, USA
Chapter & Verse, a Book Club for Adults Discussing Children’s Lit~ Sep 16, USA
Children’s Author Virginia Pilegard to Speak at Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature~ Sep 17, Fresno, CA, USA
Eden Mills Writers’ Festival~ Sep 17 – 19, Eden Mills, ON, Canada
3rd International Biennial SCBWI Australia and New Zealand Conference~ Sep 17 – 19, Sydney, Australia
SCBWI Children’s Book Seminar~ Sep 18, Iloilo City, Philippines
Adarna House’s 30th Anniversary Celebration and Storybook Launch~ Sep 18, Pasay City, Philippines
PINKS Festival – Penang International Kids Storytelling Festival~ Sep 18, George Town, Malaysia
57th St. Children’s Book Fair~ Sep 19, Chicago, IL, USA
Telling Tales: A Family Festival of Stories~ Sep 19, Rockton, ON, Canada
Thin Air – Winnipeg International Writers Festival~ Sep 19 – 26, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
International Day of Peace~ Sep 21
What Children’s Literature Tells Us~ Sep 21, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Eric Carle: A Feast for the Eyes~ Sep 21 – Mar 20, Amherst, MA, USA
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Biennial Institute~ Sep 23 – 25, Atlanta, GA, USA
Göteborg Book Fair~ Sep 23 – 26, Göteborg, Sweden
Wigtown Book Festival~ Sep 24 – Oct 3, Wigtown, United Kingdom
Bath Festival of Children’s Literature~ Sep 24 – Oct 3, Bath, United Kingdom
Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales and Childhood~ Sep 25, Amherst, MA, USA
National Book Festival~ Sep 25, Washington, D.C., USA
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read~ Sep 25 – Oct 2, USA
The Word on the Street National Book and Magazine Festival: Celebrating Reading. Advocating Literacy. ~ Sep 26, Canada
School Library Association of Queensland / International Association of School Librarianship Joint Conference~ Sep 27 – Oct 2, Brisbane, Australia
Canwest Raise-a-Reader Day~ Sep 29, Canada
The Carle Honors 2010~ Sep 30, Amherst, MA, USA
Northwoods Children’s Book Conference~ Sep 30 – Oct 1, Cable, WI, USA
Reading Association of Ireland Annual Conference~ Sep 30 – Oct 2, Dublin, Ireland
The Children’s Bookshow: Stories From Around The World~ Sep 22 – Nov 17, United Kingdom
Excitement is building in London, England as the city gets ready to host some once in a lifetime events this summer! Athletes from over 200 countries will converge in London July 27 – August 12 to take part in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Two weeks later (August 23 – 26) children’s literature enthusiasts from around the world will gather at London’s Imperial College for the 33rd IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) International Congress. Here at PaperTigers excitement is also building as we have just learned our editor, Marjorie Coughlan, has been chosen to present her paper at the 33rd IBBY International Congress Parallel Sessions!
Why would the majorities want to change a society in which they are perfectly comfortable and privileged? It may seem at a first glance that the majority is the dominant force in every society, but those who dramatically change their world, now and throughout history, always belong to the minority. Minorities –social, ethnic, linguistic, gender, religious- possess a force and an internal dynamism that this Congress will address by critically evaluating and highlighting today’s situation for all minorities. We hope that the Congress will encourage equity that will lead to empowerment of minorities throughout the world.
