Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Invitation to PAMLA Conference 11/14-11/17



Hello Children’s Literature Scholars!

We’re having a semester packed with such exciting events. We would like to invite all of you to the PAMLA conference (Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association) NEXT WEEKEND NOVEMBER 14-17. We are so excited to see all of the talented scholars.

It is FREE to ALL SDSU students - graduate and undergraduate - can attend for free, so make sure to bring SDSU IDs.

The conference will be held at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside. Here
is the address & phone number:

1355 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, California 92101
619-232-3861

The conference schedule can be found here:

We are especially excited to see Joseph Thomas, SDSU Professor of English and Comparative Literature and (The Amazing) Director of the National Center for the Study of Children's Literature. He will be in two events. 

The first is a discussion of the Lion and the Unicorn Children's Poetry Award that he co-founded back in 2005. Here are the details for the panel:

Friday, November 15.
3:20 PM - 4:50 PM
6.17: The Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American
Poetry (Special Event)
Location: Pacific A

His second event is a poetry reading. He will be reading his own poetry alongside poet, musician, and scholar Michael Heyman:

Saturday, November 16
3:30 - 4:40 PM
Location: East Coast
11.07: Children's Poetry Today: A Creative Writing Reading Featuring
Joseph Thomas and Michael Heyman (Special Event)

We look forward to seeing you there!

-SS and AN


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