In case you missed it, award-winning author Rita Williams-Garcia will deliver the 2024 Children\u2019s Literature Lecture. And, the application to host the event is open!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The annual Children\u2019s Literature Lecture features an author, critic, librarian, historian, or teacher of children\u2019s literature. Library schools, college\/university departments of education, and children\u2019s library systems are eligible to host lecture. ALSC annually administers the lecture award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About Rita Williams-Garcia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rita Williams-Garcia is a New York Times<\/em> best-selling author of novels for young adults and middle graders. With an interest in writing from a very young age, Williams-Garcia sold her first story to Highlights Magazine<\/em> at 14. Her books have received numerous awards, including the Coretta Scott King Award, Newbery Honor Book, and the Scott O\u2019Dell Prize for Historical Fiction. Her 2017 novel Clayton Byrd Goes Underground<\/em> was a National Book Award finalist and won the NAACP Image Award for Youth\/Teen Literature. She served on faculty at the Vermont College of Fine Arts Writing for Children MFA Program. Williams-Garcia currently resides in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apply to Host Williams-Garcia!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Applications are due by Monday, May 1, 2023. Information about host site responsibilities is available in Appendices D & E of the Children’s Literature Lecture Award committee manual<\/a>. The lecture traditionally is held in April or early May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n