News and Announcements
Rachael Lippincott (A&S ’17), author of the YA book, Five Feet Apart, recently made the NY Times bestseller list. Lippincott got her start writing for youth in ENGWRT 0540: Writing Youth... View »
Children's Lit professor Jules Gill-Peterson will be talking about her book, Histories of the Transgender Child, on October 10 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Hillman Library's Thornburgh Room. This book... View »
There will be a screening of Transient: The First 100 Days of Trump by filmmaker Mark Janaval on September 18, 2019 in Cathedral 501. The film follows trans individuals, including trans youth,... View »
Alexandra Klaren is a Pitt PhD alum and author of the forthcoming book, On Becoming Neighbors: The Communications Ethics of Fred Rogers (University of Pittsburgh Press). On November 22, 2019 from... View »
Dr. Kathy Newman from CMU will give a talk, "Banning Books Means Banning Children's Literature," on September 16, 2019 from 4:30-6:00 in CL 501.
The talk stems from a course called “Banned... View »
I'm pleased to announce that our Awards committee has decided to recognize three exceptional papers for the Children's Literature Paper Prize competition this year:
1st Place ($300): Kate... View »
On Monday, April 15th at 4:00pm in 501 CL, Dr. Karen Sánchez-Eppler (Professor, Amherst College) will be giving a talk entitled, "Data and Destitution: Reading the Registers of the Chicago Nursery... View »
Dr. Julian Gill-Peterson's amazing book Histories of the Transgender Child won the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Gill-Peterson for... View »
We are pleased to announce the 2019 Children's Literature Paper Prize contest, for the best paper written in an undergraduate core course.
This year we have $400 in prize money to divvy up... View »
Join us for the Many Voices, Many Worlds Panel on Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction coming up on March 29 in CL 324. The panel will feature V.E. Schwab, NYTimes Bestselling author of the... View »
On April 5 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in William Pitt Union Dining Room B, Kate Eldridge (an undergraduate student in children's literature and anthropology) will host a panel and Q&A on healthcare... View »
On March 22 from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Cathedral of Learning room 501, the Children's Literature Program and European Studies will host a talk by M.O. Grenby, Professor of Children's Literature... View »
The Many Worlds, More Voices series by the Fantasy Studies Fellowship will be hosting a Skype chat with classic fantasy and children's lit author, Tamora Pierce, at 5:00 p.m. on April 14. Details... View »
Join the Children's Literature Progam and the Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies program for a book release event for Pitt student Rachael Bindas, who has published a Kickstarter-funded... View »
Fred Rogers Productions has invited Pitt students and faculty to attend KIDS... View »