Authors Cale Plett, Lynn Painter and Raegan Revord’s panel will be on Tuesday, November 25th! Make travel plans that allow you to stay for all of the exciting panels and speakers on the final day of the 2025 ALAN workshop!
Remember your registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks, a box of books written by ALAN authors, a Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception, a box lunch on Monday, Poster sessions and the ALAN Writing Seminar session on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session plus a year’s membership to ALAN
Have you registered? Will we see you in Denver? We are so excited to close our day on Monday, November 24th with words from David Levithan. Don’t miss this chance! https://convention.ncte.org/registration/
This speaker is one among the many exciting events planned for the 2025 ALAN Workshop! Your registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks, a box of books written by ALAN authors, a Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception, a box lunch on Monday, Poster sessions and the ALAN Writing Seminar session on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session plus a year’s membership to ALAN!
Author of Twin Flames, Olivia Abtahi and Cait Levin, author ofImposter, will discuss the role of myths and adventures and the connection to the power of tinkering. Listen to these amazing authors by registering today for the ALAN Workshop at https://convention.ncte.org/registration/ This panel is one among the many exciting events planned for the 2025 ALAN Workshop! Your registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks, a box of books written by ALAN authors, a Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception, a box lunch on Monday, Poster sessions and the ALAN Writing Seminar session on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session plus a year’s membership to ALAN!
We are so excited to hear Sandra Proudman and Rey Teciero will be sharing their Twist on the “Classics” at the ALAN Workshop in November. In her book, Salvación, Lola de la Peña takes on the persona of a masked vigilante inspired by Zorro. Rey Terciero reimagine Anne of Avonlea in his graphic novel, Dan in Green Gables. Don’t delay! Register today! Both of these authors are just some of the amazing writers that you will encounter in Denver! https://convention.ncte.org/registration/
Join us by registering today! This panel is one among the many exciting events planned for the 2025 ALAN Workshop! Your registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks, a box of books written by ALAN authors, a Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception, a box lunch on Monday, Poster sessions and the ALAN Writing Seminar session on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session plus a year’s membership to ALAN!
Marie Arnold will be discussing her book, Split the Sky, and Briana Johnson will be discussing her debut novel, If I Could Go Back.
Join us by registering today! This panel is one among the many exciting events planned for the 2025 ALAN Workshop! Your registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks, a box of books written by ALAN authors, a Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception, a box lunch on Monday, Poster sessions and the ALAN Writing Seminar session on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session plus a year’s membership to ALAN! Don’t delay! Register today! https://convention.ncte.org/registration/
Nic Stone and Jasminne Mendez will be discussing their books and the power of anger at the ALAN Workshop. Join us by registering today! This panel is one among the many exciting events planned for the 2025 ALAN Workshop! Your registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks, a box of books written by ALAN authors, a Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception, a box lunch on Monday, Poster sessions and the ALAN Writing Seminar session on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session plus a year’s membership to ALAN! Don’t delay! Register today! https://convention.ncte.org/registration/
Smith-Carlsen & Cart-Campbell Grant Applications Deadlines Extended!
The Smith-Carlsen Grant
Application Due: September 15th, 2025
The Smith-Carlsen Grant for graduate students offers $500 funding plus complimentary registration toward attendance at the annual 2-day ALAN Workshop. Eligible applicants must be enrolled as full-time graduate students in a program focused on English Education, Literacy Education, and/or Young Adult Literature and must not have attended an ALAN Workshop previously. Membership in ALAN is required for consideration. One Smith-Carlsen Grant will be awarded annually, and each recipient may only receive the grant once.
The Cart-Campbell Grant for librarians offers $500 funding plus complimentary registration toward attendance at the annual two-day ALAN Workshop which is held at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English on the Monday and Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving Day. Eligible applicants are practicing librarians working with teens in high school, junior high school, middle school, or public libraries. Membership in ALAN is required for consideration. One Campbell-Cart Grant will be awarded annually, and each recipient may only receive the grant once.
ALAN also sponsors the ALAN Foundation Grant, a research grant awarded for research in the field of young adult literature. This grant has additional stipulations; please read the application carefully.
Authors, Jennifer L. Holm and Kaitlyn Cavalancia, consider what it means to “Keep it in the Family” during their Tuesday, afternoon panel discussion at The ALAN Workshop. Join us by registering today! This panel is one among the many exciting events planned for the 2025ALAN Workshop! Your registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks, a box of books written by ALAN authors, a Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception, a box lunch on Monday, Poster sessions and the ALAN Writing Seminar session on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session plus a year’s membership to ALAN! Don’t delay! Register today! https://convention.ncte.org/registration/
One of the highlights of attending 2025 NCTE Convention and the ALAN Workshop are the Special Interest Group (SIG) sessions. Make plans to join your fellow ALAN members at the ALAN Writing Seminar: Craft & Creativity featuring author and illustrator Trung Lê Nguyên. This session will be on Saturday, November 22nd from 5:45-7:00pm. Registration Information can be found here: https://convention.ncte.org/registration/
Registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with an award-winning author on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!
Who isn’t a fan of reading with your ears? Learn about the possibilities of audiobooks when Brian Ramcharan, Executive Producer at Penguin Random House Audio, sits down in conversation with Dan Zitt, the Senior Vice President of Content Production for Penguin Random House Audio, and Nile Bullock, a multi-talented actor, singer, dancer and recording artist. This session is just one the many sessions that you will have an opportunity to experience when you register for The ALAN Workshop! Early bird registration ends October 15th. https://convention.ncte.org/registration/
Registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with an award-winning author on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!
