News and Announcements
Among the many fantastic papers selected for our Children's Literature Paper Prize contest, the committee has... View »
On Thursday April 20 at 6:00 p.m. in Cathedral of Learning 144, the Children's Literature program will host a talk by Dr. Derritt Mason, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. Dr. Mason... View »
On Thursday March 30 at 3:00 p.m., Lori Campbell-Tanner and the Fantasy Studies Fellowship have organized a Zoom talk with Dr. Dimitra Fimi, Co-Director of the Centre for the Fantastic at the... View »
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 »