SWON Children's Literature Conference 2024

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The SWON Children's Literature Conference is a full-day regional event for library staff, educators, and anyone else who works with children or children’s literature. This event combines the 29-year tradition of our event, Picture Book Read-In, with some of the methodologies handed down to us by the OKI Children’s Literature Committee.

The morning will consist of sessions designed to provide attendees with the latest information, resources, and best practices in children's literature and library services. There will be a variety of break out sessions to choose from, covering a range of topics such as:

Children's literature selection and collection development
Storytime and programming ideas
Early literacy and childhood education

The entire afternoon will be dedicated to the 29th annual SWON Picture Book Read-In, a chance to binge read hundreds of picture books and discuss them with your colleagues.

The conference will also provide attendees with the chance to meet and learn from prominent children's authors and other industry professionals.

Keynote Speaker:

Brittany J. Thurman writes award-winning books for kids. She is the author of Forever and Always, illustrated by Shamar Knight Justice (Greenwillow/HarperCollins), Fly, illustrated by Anna Cunha (Caitlyn Dlouhy Books/Simon and Schuster), Fearless: Boulevard of Dreams and Fearless: The Takeover, co-written with Broadway actress, Mandy Gonzalez (Aladdin/Simon and Schuster). Brittany’s upcoming titles include The First Library: The True Story by and For Black America, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera (Clarion/HarperCollins), Come Catch a Dream, illustrated by Islenia Mil (Greenwillow/HarperCollins), and two middle-grade novels in the podcast adaptation of Opal Watson, Private Eye (Pinna/HarperCollins). Brittany's picture book, Fly, won the 2023 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text. Fly and Forever and Always represented Kentucky for the Library of Congress, Great Reads from Great Places. Brittany is a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts fellowship recipient who holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Art in Theater from Kingston University, London, England. Brittany lives in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where she holds tight to her elders, roots, and childhood home.

Featured Session Speakers:

Blythe Russo is an author-illustrator currently living just outside Cincinnati, Ohio. When she's not making books, you can find her sewing, building puppets, or in the kitchen on a never-ending quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. To see more of her work, please visit www.blytherussoillustration.com.

Shawn Pryor (he/him) is an author whose work includes the middle-grade graphic novel Fast Break (FSG/Macmillan, 2025), the hi/lo reader series The Gamer (Capstone Publishing), Cash and Carrie (Action Lab Entertainment), and several books for Capstone’s Jake Maddox Sports and Adventure series, Graphic Library, and the Kids Sports series. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking, listening to streaming music playlists, and talking about why Zack from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the greatest Black superhero of all time. He is represented by Kelly Sonnack of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

Food:

Coffee and light breakfast will be provided. Lunch will be on your own.

Cost:

$25 for Supporting Members
$40 for Geographic Members
$60 for Individual Members

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SWON Children's Literature Conference 2024

Thursday Sep 19 2024, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Holiday Inn Conference Center
4501 Eastgate Blvd
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States
45245

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