September 2010 Events
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010(Click on event name for more information)
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
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