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The 44th Annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
April 6-8, 2011
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
Deadline for Submission
November 11, 2010
Notification of Acceptance
December 11, 2010
The mission of the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival is to recognize excellence in the field of children’s literature and to provide librarians, teachers, researchers and community members the opportunity to learn about and appreciate children’s literature through presentations, workshops, and personal interactions with people of significance in the field.
In accordance with this mission, the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Library and Information Science is inviting submissions for papers or presentations to be presented at the 44th annual festival to be held April 6-8, 2011 on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.
We invite abstracts (of approximately 500 words) for 45-60 minute sessions that are of professional interest to our attendees. Each year the School of Library and Information Science hosts the three-day Festival which includes the most notable names in children’s literature. Average attendance is around 450 children’s librarians, school media specialists, and faculty in library science and literature from around the Southeast.
The 2011 Southern Miss Medallion recipient is T.A. Barron. General session presenters include Derek Anderson, Chris Barton, Phil Bildner, Carmen Agra Deedy, David Diaz, Gary Schmidt, Roger Sutton and Joyce Carol Thomas. More speakers will be announced soon.
All proposals should include title, session proposer (with full contact information), name of presenter(s), abstract, and audiovisual requirements.
Proposals must be sent electronically to Karen Rowell at [log in to unmask]" target="_blank">[log in to unmask] on or before November 11, 2010. Receipt of proposals will be confirmed via email within a few days of submission. Authors of accepted proposals will receive notification via email on or before December 11, 2010.
Kind regards,
Karen M. Rowell
Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival
The University of Southern Mississippi
School of Library and Information Science
118 College Drive #5146
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone: (601) 266-4510
Fax: (601) 266-5774