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ALAN Picks: August 2026
ALAN Picks: New YA Books To Add To Your Classroom Library Looking for some inspiration to refresh your classroom library or …
#ALANReads
Join us Saturday, September 26th at 5 pm EST for our book club discussion of 2025 Walden Award finalist, Libertad by …
The 2026 ALAN Workshop: Closing Keynote with A.S. King
Monday, November 23rd from 4:35pm to 5:00pm We are so excited to share that A.S. King will close the 2026 ALAN …
ALAN Writing Seminar: Craft & Creativity with Daniel Nayeri
Saturday, November 21st from 5:45pm to 7:00pm Join us for an evening with Daniel Nayeri. He is the author of Everything …
Back to School Webinar! Wednesday, July 29th, 2026
Texts Talking Together: Book Pairings in Young Adult Literature Save the date for our Back-to-School Webinar discussing book pairings in young …
#ALANReads
Join us Saturday, July 25th at 5 pm EST for our book club discussion of 2025 Walden Award finalist, Rez Ball …
Readers Needed!
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Committee Applications Open Until Friday, June 26th! Are you a voracious reader? Are you a current ALAN …
Call for Presenters!
The ALAN Mentorship Webinar Planning sub-committee is planning an awesome Back-to-School event, and they are looking for ALAN members who would be interested in …
Call for Manuscripts Reminder: Due on or before July 1st, 2026
Winter 2027: Challenging & Expanding Traditional Notions of the Hero’s Journey For this themed issue, to subvert, nuance, or counter the …
Save the Date! 2026 ALAN Workshop: Forging New Futures
Making plans to attend The ALAN Workshop in Philadelphia in November? Be sure you have the updated dates: Sunday, November 22nd-Monday, …