I just had to spread the word (which I received as a link from Liz B. of A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy)–this November 7-9, YALSA presents the first-ever biennial Young Adult Literature Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee. Very cool! The theme is “How We Read Now”, and according to the website,
The symposium will begin with a preconference focusing on illustrated materials for teens, including comic books, graphic novels, graphic nonfiction, manga and anime. Programs at the symposium will showcase a wide variety of topics within young adult literature and librarianship.
I was excited to see a couple of familiar names from the blogosphere on the list of presentations–“Explaining and Exploring Fandom, Fan Life, and Participatory Culture” with Liz B, and “Books between Cultures” with Mitali Perkins. Congrats to both!
