(All of them that I could find, anyway.)
I’d been looking for such a list, wondered why I couldn’t find one, and decided to just go ahead and make one myself. If I missed any, or included some that no longer exist, won’t you please let me know?
California
Antioch University Los Angeles Children’s Literature Conference
University of Redlands Charlotte S. Huck Children’s Literature Festival
Connecticut
University of Connecticut Connecticut Children’s Book Fair
Florida
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Children’s Literature Symposium
Georgia
Kennesaw State University Conference on Literature for Children and Young Adults
The University of Georgia Conference on Children’s Literature
Illinois
Northern Illinois University Children’s Literature Conference
Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio
Northern Kentucky University, Thomas More College, University of Cincinnati, and Xavier University Ohio Kentucky Indiana Children’s Literature Conference
Kansas
Ottawa University Franklin County Children’s Literature Festival
Massachusetts
Simmons College Children’s Literature Summer Institute
Maryland
Frostburg State University Spring Festival of Children’s Literature
Salisbury University Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival
Minnesota
University of St. Thomas Hubbs Children’s Literature Conference
Missouri
University of Central Missouri Children’s Literature Festival
Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival
New Hampshire
Keene State College Children’s Literature Festival
New Jersey
Rutgers University One-on-One Plus Conference
New York
Stony Brook University – Southampton Southampton Children’s Literature Conference
North Carolina
Appalachian State University Children’s Literature Symposium
Oregon
Portland State University Pacific Northwest Children’s Book Conference
Pennsylvania
Kutztown University Children’s Literature Conference
Tennessee
University of Tennessee Focus on Children’s Literature
Texas
Sam Houston State University Jan Paris Bookfest: Children’s & YA Conference
Texas A&M University – Commerce Bill Martin Jr Memorial Symposium
Utah
Brigham Young University Symposium on Books for Young Readers
Virginia
The College of William and Mary Joy of Children’s Literature Conference
Longwood University Summer Literacy Institute
Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference
Washington
Western Washington University Children’s Literature Conference
(Thanks to Loreen Leedy for suggesting the Salisbury University festival, to Kim Norman for suggesting the Longwood University institute, to Sara Lewis Holmes for suggesting the William and Mary conference, and to Loretta Ellsworth for suggesting the Hubbs conference at St. Thomas!)
Now that’s a kind public service!
Thanks for the list! Here’s one at Salisbury University in Maryland, next week in fact: http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~elbond/childlitfestival.html
Also UCF Festival in April at the University of Central Florida, which is not only for children’s books:
http://education.ucf.edu/bookfest/
You’re welcome, you two — and thanks, Loreen!
There’s also the Hubbs Children’s Literature Conference at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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What a wonderfully researched list. Thanks for sharing.
What a wonderful resource for authors! Thanks, Chris. I read about it in the SCBWI bulletin. Now that’s a great resource as well! Your Shark vs Train book was brilliant! Wishing you continued success.