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Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner Announced

The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is pleased and proud to announce the winner of the inaugural Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult Fiction. Established in 2008 to honor the wishes of young adult author, [...]

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Dr. James Blasingame, President of ALAN, has announced the theme for the 2010 ALAN Workshop, which is to be held in beautiful Orlando, FL.  The theme for the workshop is, Looking for the Real Me: The Search for Self in Young Adult Literature.
If you would like to present a breakout session during the workshop, please [...]

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For those who are attending NCTE’s Annual Convention in Philadelphia, be sure to keep the ALAN sessions on your convention schedule.

Session: F.31 – 8:00 am to 9:15 am 11/21/2009

Room: Marriott/Grand Ballroom Salon A, 5th Floor

Level(s): Middle (6-8), Secondary (9-12)

Title: ALAN Breakfast with Laurie Halse Anderson
(Sponsoring Group: Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE/ALAN)
This year’s [...]

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The ALAN News of Note is a monthly email newsletter compiled by Joan Kaywell, Professor of English Education at the University of South Florida.  ALAN Online posts sections of the newsletter each month.  Would you like to receive the News of Note each month in your email inbox?  Consider joining ALAN.  For only $20.00 per [...]

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Wendy Lamb, editor of Wendy Lamb Books, is the 2009 winner of the Ted Hipple Service Award, presented each year by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN).  Named for long-time executive secretary and founding member of ALAN, the Ted Hipple Award is given to an advocate [...]

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