January 2012 Events
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Click on event name for more information
Growing Every Which Way But Up: The Children’s Book Art of Jules Feiffer~ ongoing until Jan 22, 2012, Amherst, MA, USA
A Journey Without End: Ed Young~ ongoing until Jan 28, 2012, Abilene, TX, USA
International Library of Children’s Literature Exhibit: Dragons, Dragons, Dragons!~ ongoing until Jan 29, Tokyo, Japan
An Artist Remembers: Hanukkah Lamps Selected by Maurice Sendak~ ongoing until Jan 29, New York, NY, USA
The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats Exhibition~ ongoing until Jan 29, New York, NY, USA
Children’s Literature Exhibition~ ongoing until Jan 31, Muttukadu, India
2nd National Children’s Book Award~ nominations accepted until Jan 31, Philippines
Exhibits of Winning Entries from the 2011 Growing Up Asian in America Contest~ ongoing until Feb, USA
Book Week 2012 Writing Contest for Kids & Teens~ submissions accepted until Feb 1, Canada
Japanese Children’s Literature: A History from the International Library of Children’s Literature Collections~ ongoing until Feb 12, Tokyo, Japan
Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books Exhibition: Secret Gardens~ ongoing until Mar 3, Toronto, ON, Canada
Look! the Art of Australian Picture Books Today~ ongoing until Mar 4, Brisbane, Australia
2012 – 2014 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature~ to be announced in Jan, USA
National Year of Reading~ Australia
2011 Cybils (the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) Shortlists Announced~ Jan 1
Modern Language Association Annual Conference~ Jan 5 – 8, Seattle, WA, USA
Chennai Book Fair~ Jan 5 – 17, Chennai, India
10th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities~ Jan 10 – 13, Honolulu, HI, USA
Galle Literary Festival~ Jan 18 – 22, Galle, Sri Lanka
ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) Events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting~ Jan 19 – 24, Dallas, TX, USA
USBBY Cosponsored Event at the ALA Midwinter Meeting~ Jan 20, Dallas, TX, USA
YALSA Events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting~ Jan 20 – 24, Dallas, TX, USA
American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting~ Jan 20 – 24, Dallas, TX, USA
Jaipur Literature Festival~ Jan 20 – 24, Jaipur, India
2012 ALA Youth Media Awards Press Conference~ Jan 23, Dallas, TX, USA
No Name-Calling Week~ Jan 23 – 27, USA and Canada
MACL Presents: A Talk by One of Canada’s Most Beloved Children’s Book Writers: Paulette Bourgeois ~ Jan 26, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Kolkata Book Fair~ Jan 26 – Feb 6, Kolkata, India
Family Literacy Day~ Jan 27, Canada
13th Annual SCBWI International Winter Conference~ Jan 27 – 29, New York, NY, USA
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
Tulika Books Author and Illustrator Events~ India
International Library of Children’s Literature Events~ Tokyo, Japan
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
Events Sponsored by The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress~ USA
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art~ Amherst, MA, USA
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibits~ Abilene, TX, USA
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Events
