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The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) is pleased and proud to announce the annual call for submissions for the 2009 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award.  
Established in 2008 to honor the wishes of Amelia Elizabeth Walden, the award allows for the sum of $5,000 to be presented annually to the author of a book selected by [...]

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With pallets of books stacked at the ready, ALAN opened the 2008 Workshop to hundreds of teachers, librarians and scholars.  This year’s workshop began with keynote addresses by Teri Lesesne and M.T. Anderson.  The day continued with panel discussions, breakout sessions, and, as always, book signings.  

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Would you like to present at the 2009 ALAN Workshop Philadelphia, PA?  Dr. Sissi Carroll has opened a call for breakout session proposals for the 2009 workshop in which she has titled Young Adult Literature in the 21st Century:“Scattering Light” on Our Freedom to Think, See, Imagine. 
You can download the proposal form by clicking on [...]

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The ALAN workshop began Sunday evening with a welcome reception at the Marriott River Center Hotel situated perfectly on the River Walk of San Antonio, TX.  Authors, publishers, teachers, and librarians had an opportunity to talk about reading, comedy, tragedy and life.  ALAN would like to thank this year’s reception coordinator, Jason Wells of Abrams [...]

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The 2008 ALAN Award was presented to Laurie Halse Anderson at this year’s ALAN Breakfast.  In front of a record crowd, Anderson thanked the ALAN community and a particular high school English teacher who first challenged her to write.  Congratulations Laurie Halse Anderson on being this year’s ALAN Award recipient.  The ALAN community thanks you [...]

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