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From: Susan Kuklin <skuklin1>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:10:20 -0400
Dear CCBC,
I apologize for sending this announcement before the end of the month. But these events are too good to miss:
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature present...
The Voyage of the Reader: Using Children's Books to Create a Love of Reading
Participants: Mary Ann Hoberman, Francine Prose, and Vera B. Williams. Moderated by President and Publisher of Razorbill books, Benjamin D. Schrank.
How do authors create and hold on to young readers in the electronic world? Three distinguished panelists-Vera B. Williams, an award-winning author and illustrator; Mary Ann Hoberman, the U.S. Children's Poet Laureate; and Francine Prose, the award-winning author of picture books, children's, young adult, and adult novels-offer their expertise.
<http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3197/prmID/1831> >>More
When: Wednesday, April 29, 2009: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Where: Instituto Cervantes New York, 211-215 East 49th Street
Free and open to the public
Leaps and Bounds, Fits and Starts: The Evolution of a Children's Book Writer
Participants: Neil Gaiman, Mariken Jongman, Shaun Tan, and Andrea Davis Pinkney as the participating moderator.
Join children's book authors Neil Gaiman, Mariken Jongman, and Shaun Tan for a discussion about the ever-evolving landscape of children's and young adult literature with Scholastic Vice President, Executive Editor Andrea Davis Pinkney. <http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3213/prmID/1831> >>More
When: Thursday, April 30, 2009: 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Scholastic Auditorium, 557 Broadway
Free and open to the public Presented by PEN's Children's Book Committee and Scholastic
Evolution for Children: The Fight Goes On
Participants: Vicki Cobb, Tijs Goldschmidt, Deborah Heiligman, and Mary Ann Hoberman. Moderated by Ellen Loughran.
Teachers, librarians, scientists, and children's book writers have fought in the courts and classrooms for the right to teach Darwin'ss theory, and the authors on this panel have many ways of winning it.
<http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3263/prmID/1831> >>More
When: Sun., May 3, 2009: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Where: powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn
Free and open to the public. Presented by PEN's Children's Book Committee and powerHouse Arena
These events are presented as part of PEN World Voices Festival of International literature. 160 authors from more than 40 countries take the stage in venues across New York City for six days packed with conversations, performances, readings, film screenings, a translation slam and a cabaret night.
The complete schedule is available at <http://www.pen.org/festival> http://www.pen.org/festival
Again, please forgive. AND please join us,
Susan Kuklin
www.susankuklin.com
skuklin1 at nyc.rr.com
Received on Wed 22 Apr 2009 07:10:20 PM CDT
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:10:20 -0400
Dear CCBC,
I apologize for sending this announcement before the end of the month. But these events are too good to miss:
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature present...
The Voyage of the Reader: Using Children's Books to Create a Love of Reading
Participants: Mary Ann Hoberman, Francine Prose, and Vera B. Williams. Moderated by President and Publisher of Razorbill books, Benjamin D. Schrank.
How do authors create and hold on to young readers in the electronic world? Three distinguished panelists-Vera B. Williams, an award-winning author and illustrator; Mary Ann Hoberman, the U.S. Children's Poet Laureate; and Francine Prose, the award-winning author of picture books, children's, young adult, and adult novels-offer their expertise.
<http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3197/prmID/1831> >>More
When: Wednesday, April 29, 2009: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Where: Instituto Cervantes New York, 211-215 East 49th Street
Free and open to the public
Leaps and Bounds, Fits and Starts: The Evolution of a Children's Book Writer
Participants: Neil Gaiman, Mariken Jongman, Shaun Tan, and Andrea Davis Pinkney as the participating moderator.
Join children's book authors Neil Gaiman, Mariken Jongman, and Shaun Tan for a discussion about the ever-evolving landscape of children's and young adult literature with Scholastic Vice President, Executive Editor Andrea Davis Pinkney. <http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3213/prmID/1831> >>More
When: Thursday, April 30, 2009: 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Scholastic Auditorium, 557 Broadway
Free and open to the public Presented by PEN's Children's Book Committee and Scholastic
Evolution for Children: The Fight Goes On
Participants: Vicki Cobb, Tijs Goldschmidt, Deborah Heiligman, and Mary Ann Hoberman. Moderated by Ellen Loughran.
Teachers, librarians, scientists, and children's book writers have fought in the courts and classrooms for the right to teach Darwin'ss theory, and the authors on this panel have many ways of winning it.
<http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3263/prmID/1831> >>More
When: Sun., May 3, 2009: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Where: powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn
Free and open to the public. Presented by PEN's Children's Book Committee and powerHouse Arena
These events are presented as part of PEN World Voices Festival of International literature. 160 authors from more than 40 countries take the stage in venues across New York City for six days packed with conversations, performances, readings, film screenings, a translation slam and a cabaret night.
The complete schedule is available at <http://www.pen.org/festival> http://www.pen.org/festival
Again, please forgive. AND please join us,
Susan Kuklin
www.susankuklin.com
skuklin1 at nyc.rr.com
Received on Wed 22 Apr 2009 07:10:20 PM CDT
