News and Announcements
Newcastle University (UK), the University of Pittsburgh, Ocean University of China, Antwerp University, and the Catholic University of Chile will host a virtual Global Speaker Series on November... View »
On Thursday October 27 at 3:00 p.m. in CL 501, the Children's Literature Program will host a talk by new VL Dainy Bernstein!
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Horror Studies Collection Coordinator Ben Rubin and researcher Gray O'Reilly will discuss projects for young adult audiences that horror filmmaker George A. Romero worked on in the 1990s,... View »
Emma Loudermilk's paper, "Queering Direction: A Journey Through Lily's Relation to Spaces in Last Night at the Telegraph Club" has won Pitt's Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies 2022 prize for... View »
We are very excited to congratulate Children's Literature Certificate student Lauren Clark, who is the recipient of the 2022 Carol Gay Award from the Children's Literature Association, for her... View »
We're pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Children's Literature Paper Prize competition! They are:
First prize: Jacqueline Joo, "The Velveteen Rabbit: The Un-Horroring of... View »
The University of Pittsburgh Childhood Studies Speaker Series is pleased to host Dr. Emily Murphy of Newcastle University for a public lecture on "Healing Landscapes and Grieving Eco-Warriors:... View »
This collaborative project investigates how children's literature's history was shaped by transnational trade, colonization, and evangelism, as well as diverse local innovations and responses. We... View »
We're happy to announce this year's Children's Literature Paper Prize winners! They are:
1st Prize:
Lauren Clark for “Welcome to Mr. Kraus’s Neighborhood: Understanding Elements of... View »
Join us for a talk by children's author, Amy Alznauer on March 18 from 4:00-5:30 pm. Register at: https://pitt.... View »
On Friday October 23 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Dr. Kaniqua Robinson (Visiting Assistant Professor, Africana Studies) will give a talk that explores the silencing of Black experiences in the public... View »
On October 14 from 12:00-1:00pm, Rebekah Fitzsimmons will chat with graduate students and faculty about how (and when) to put together an edited collection!
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Dr. Rebekah Fitzsimmons (Assistant Teaching Professor, CMU) will be visiting us virtually this semester to discuss her new edited collection on YA literature, Beyond the Blockbusters: Themes and... View »