For many, the school year is about to begin. Why not kick off the 2024-2025 school year with ALAN?
At this two-hour virtual event, teachers, librarians, and teacher educators will take away tips, tricks, and strategies, learning with and from each other about middle grade (MG) and young adult (YA) literature.
Join us for the ALAN virtual Back-to-School Event on Wed. Aug. 28th at 7pm-9pm EST (6pm-8pm CT, 5pm-7pm MT, 4-6 pm PT).
Register with the link below. We can’t wait to see you there!
Registration for ALAN 2024 is open and 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 award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!
When you start making your ALAN 2024 plans, make sure to have them include staying all the way through Tuesday when the workshop ends, so you don’t miss out on some amazing authors including this panel.
Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and 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 award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!
Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and 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 award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!
Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and 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 award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!
Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and 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 award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!
Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and 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 award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!
WORKSHOP GRANTS FOR NEW ATTENDEES
SMITH-CARLSEN GRANT application due by September 1st The Smith-Carlsen Grant supports the attendance of a graduate student working in English Education, Literacy Education and/or Young Adult Literature to attend the ALAN Workshop.
CART–CAMPBELL GRANT application due by September 1st The Cart-Campbell Grant offers funding and complimentary registration for practicing librarians toward attendance at the annual two-Âday ALAN Workshop.
RESEARCH GRANT
ALAN FOUNDATION GRANT application deadline due by October 1st
Members of ALAN may apply to the ALAN Foundation for funding (up to $1,500) for research in young adult literature.
ALAN is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Anti-Racist Workshop Panel Award. This annual award is dedicated to implementing anti-racist work in schools, libraries, and/or universities. The intent of the award is to continue the conversation and provide actionable items and recommendations for attendees to implement in their different contexts. The speaker(s) are awarded a $500 honorarium as a way to recognize their labor, care, and commitment. Thank you to all those who submitted proposals.
Please join us in congratulating our presenters this year:
Naitnaphit Limlamai, Colorado State University-Ft. Collins, and Beth Spinner, Grand Valley State University
Their workshop panel, “An excavation of the texts and ideologies we privilege and learning how to select something different,” will be during the first day of the ALAN Workshop on November 25th at 12:25pm. Register for ALAN at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/.
The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN) is pleased to announce Lee & Low Books as the recipient of the 2024 ALAN Award. The award honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature. Join us at the ALAN Breakfast to celebrate Lee & Low’s remarkable accomplishments.
Lee & Low Books is the largest independent multicultural children’s book publisher in the United States. The family-run and certified 100% Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) produces award-winning, high-quality books that are about everyone, for everyone — from picture books to middle grade and young adult novels as well as a wide selection of bilingual and Spanish language titles. Lee & Low’s commitment to greater representation in the publishing industry is reflected in the often-cited Diversity Baseline Survey and in the writing contests for unpublished writers of color or Indigenous/Native writers: New Voices Award and New Visions Award.
The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN) is pleased to announce Lee & Low Books as the recipient of the 2024 ALAN Award. The award honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature. Join us at the ALAN Breakfast to celebrate Lee & Low’s remarkable accomplishments.
Lee & Low Books is the largest independent multicultural children’s book publisher in the United States. The family-run and certified 100% Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) produces award-winning, high-quality books that are about everyone, for everyone — from picture books to middle grade and young adult novels as well as a wide selection of bilingual and Spanish language titles. Lee & Low’s commitment to greater representation in the publishing industry is reflected in the often-cited Diversity Baseline Survey and in the writing contests for unpublished writers of color or Indigenous/Native writers: New Voices Award and New Visions Award.
Over the decades since they were founded, Lee & Low Books has pushed for industry change in remarkable ways and established inventive and sustainable initiatives to support and nurture many authors and illustrators, increasing diversity in the literature available to librarians, educators, and most importantly, young readers.
Publisher Jason Low will provide remarks on behalf of Lee & Low Books at the upcoming ALAN breakfast to be held on November 23, during the 2024 NCTE Conference in Boston, MA. The members of the 2024 ALAN Award Committee are Chair Dr. Rob Bittner, Past Chair Shalonda Foster, Tracey Flores, Morgan Jackson, and Karimah Tennyson-Marsh.
Register for the ALAN Breakfast at https://convention.ncte.org/registration/ when you register for NCTE and/or ALAN.
