Now Accepting Proposals for ALAN 2024 Anti-Racist Session
We are now accepting proposals for the 2024 ALAN Workshop annual session dedicated to implementing anti-racist work in schools, libraries, and/or universities. The intent of the session is to continue the conversation and provide actionable items and recommendations for attendees to implement in their different contexts. The speaker(s) will be awarded a $500 honorarium as a way to recognize their labor, care, and commitment.
The theme of the workshop is “Let Them Read.” We will feature authors and presenters who are keenly focused on pushing the field and reimagining spaces—classroom spaces; library spaces; and spaces, at large. We welcome session topics which feature characters and/or themes which celebrate the diversity of young people in our schools and libraries. In US public schools, more than half of students identify as people of color, over one-eighth are served under the Individuals with Disabilities Act, and over one-sixth are living in poverty (NCES, 2023). More than four-fifths of LGBTQ+ high school students report feeling unsafe in schools (GLSEN, 2021).
Important Details
- Session will be 30 minutes in length.
- All applicants must be members of ALAN (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English). You can join or renew your membership at http://www.alan-ya.org/join/.
- An electronic version of the application is available at https://bit.ly/4aAQ1ZE. Electronic submissions are due no later than midnight (MST) on Friday, May 17th and should be sent to kellee.moye@gmail.com with the subject line “ALAN Anti-Racist Session Proposal.”