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ALAN has assembled a search committee to review applications from those interested in becoming the next Executive Secretary of our assembly.  For more information on the search, please review search committee’s page by clicking here.
Questions can be directed to the Search Committee Chair, Michael Cart at mrmcart@sbcglobal.net .

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President-Elect David Gill has announced the theme for the 2008 ALAN Workshop.  The theme will be Negotiations & Love Songs: The Literature of Young Adults.  Mark your calendars for the 2008 ALAN Workshop, Nov. 24-25, 2008 in San Antonio, TX.
Gill has also released the PROPOSAL FOR AN ALAN BREAKOUT SESSION: Click Here to download the [...]

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Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE 2006 Annual Report
The purposes of this assembly are to promote communication and cooperation among all individuals who have a special interest in adolescent literature; to present programs and conferences on this subject; to promote and increase the number of articles and publications devoted to it; and to integrate [...]

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ALAN Online offers its readers a list of authors and speakers who are available for appearances—school visits, library visits, readings, conferences, etc.  The information below is divided into three general categories: Agencies that represent speakers for visits; book publishers who coordinate author visits and publicity; and individuals who handle their own bookings.  [...]

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2003 Annual Report, Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE

The 2002 ALAN Breakfast, held Saturday morning during the NCTE Convention in Atlanta, featured a thought-provoking speech by National Book Award author Virginia Euwer Wolff. Assembly business at the Breakfast included the introduction of new Board members, congratulating Stacie Valdez of Wichita, KS, for [...]

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