Kutztown University hosts 19th annual Children’s Literature Conference

Kutztown University will host the Nineteenth Annual Kutztown University Children’s Literature Conference on Saturday, April 1 from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. in the McFarland Student Union building, with registration starting at 7:30 a.m. in the auditorium. On March 31, elementary school students from local and regional school districts will visit Kutztown University to meet featured authors and illustrators from the conference.

The Children’s Literature Conference is a collaborative initiative involving Kutztown University’s faculty and staff, as well as local teachers and librarians, working towards providing current and future educators with the opportunity to experience the work of awardwinning authors and illustrators.

This year, participants will have the opportunity to attend presentations by Caldecott Medal winning illustrator/author Lauren Castillo; Caldecott Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Honor, and Ezra Jack Keats Award winning illustrator Bryan Collier; Robert F. Sibert Honor Award and Orbis Pictus Honor Award winning author Deborah Hopkinson; and Max & Ruby series author Rosemary Wells.

Autograph sessions with the various children’s literature authors and illustrators will be held at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Qualified attendees of the conference will receive five hours of Act 48 credits.

For more information about the event, visit the Kutztown University Children’s Literature Conference website at www.kuchildrensliterature.weebly.com, or contact Sarah Bryski at childlitconfku@ gmail.com.