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| Fully Booked Chats: Gail Villanueva |
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Date:
Saturday, 19 June 2021 |
Time:
6/19/21 4:00 pm |
Venue:
Fully Booked Private Zoom |
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Join Fully Booked on June 19, 4:00 pm (Philippine Time), for a virtual meet-up, excerpt reading, and Q&A with the author of My Fate According to the Butterfly and Sugar and Spite: Gail Villanueva. Register now through the form below.
This event is suitable for children ages 10 years old and above. We highly encourage all children under the age of 16 to be accompanied by a parent/guardian during the event.
More info and registration here!
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| Children’s Literature Assembly (CLA) Masterclass at the 2019 NCTE Annual Convention |
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Date:
Saturday, 23 November 2019 |
Time:
11/23/19 6:00 pm - 11/23/19 7:16 pm |
Venue:
Room 362, Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore |
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Personal Stories as Cultural Narrative in Children’s Literature
A Discussion about the value of teaching diverse children’s literature in university-level children’s literacy courses and how such texts can be a tool for inquiry intopersonal cultural narratives to better understand ourselves and the world we live in.
Presenters
Dr. Kathy Short, University of Arizona – scholar/moderator
Yuyi Morales, author/illustrator of award-winning titles such as Dreamers (2018) and Viva Frida (2014)
Tonya Bolden, author of titles such as Ebenezer Creek (2017), Maritcha (2005), and Inventing Victoria (2019)
Thannha Lai, author of titles such as Butterfly Yellow (September 3, 2019 release date), Listen, Slowly (2016), and Inside Out & Back Again (2013)
Gail D. Villanueva, debuting author of My Fate According to the Butterfly (2019)
Dr. Angie Zapata, University of Missouri – respondent
Dr. Thomas Crisp, Georgia State University – respondent
Click here for more information!
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| Nerdy Book Club Roundtable at the 2019 NCTE Annual Convention |
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Date:
Saturday, 23 November 2019 |
Time:
11/23/19 11:00 am - 11/23/19 12:15 pm |
Venue:
Room 308, Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore |
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Nerdy Book Club: Reading Feeds Lifelong Inquiry
The Nerdy Book Club, a community literacy blog and educational resource, promotes the importance of reading engagement and reading’s role in lifelong, self-directed learning. In this interactive roundtable session, share your experiences and explore instructional moves, reading testimonials, and resources that launch and sustain reading communities and support young people’s curiosity about the world and themselves. Roundtable leaders include administrators, university professors, classroom teachers, literacy coaches, staff developers, high school students, and children’s and young adult authors and illustrators, who will share their ideas and experiences for sparking inquiry through reading, writing, research, and discussion.
Download the 2019 NCTE Annual Convention program for Saturday here
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| Children’s Book Summit |
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Date:
Wednesday, 17 July 2019 |
Time:
7/17/19 1:00 pm - 7/17/19 2:00 pm |
Venue:
Auditorium, Thames International Business School, 27 Calle Industria Street, Bagumbayan, Quezon City |
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Breaking In Story: How One Can Get Published
Wanna know how I got published? Do check out my talk at the Children’s Book Summit where I discuss my road to publication. There will also be a question-and-answer portion 🙂
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| Gunita: The 10th Philippine International Literary Festival |
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Date:
Friday, 14 June 2019 |
Time:
6/14/19 1:00 pm - 6/14/19 2:30 pm |
Venue:
Penthouse Room, Great Eastern Hotel, Quezon City |
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Session #3: Traditional Publishing in the US: A Guide to Seeking Agents and Book Deals
Speakers: Kara Bodegon, Stef Tran, Kate Evangelista, Gail D. Villanueva, Rin Chupeco
A brief guide to traditional publishing from querying your manuscript, participating in pitch contests to finding the right agent. Some highlights include how internet technologies can bridge the continental divide and how to empower Filipino authors to pursue their publishing dreams outside the Philippines.
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| WriteOnCon 2019: Showcase: Diversity and Identity in Your Writing |
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Date:
Monday, 7 January 2019 |
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Venue:
WriteOnCon website |
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WriteOnCon is a three-day online children’s book conference for writers and illustrators of picture books, middle grade, and young adult. It was founded in 2010 and is now run by a new team of writers who are eager to hearken back to the awesomeness that they remember so fondly from being attendees over the years, while also bringing exciting new elements to the mix.
Date & Time: February 2019 (more info soon!)
For info and updates, visit the WriteOnCon website.
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