Opening Minds, Changing Hearts, and Giving Voice to Adolescence
The complete schedule for this year’s workshop is below. The ALAN Workshop sessions on Monday and Tuesday will be held in The Convention Hall room 100-106. Use the accordion headers for each section (Monday morning, Breakout, etc.) to expand the schedule for that segment. Alternatively, you can download a PDF version of the schedule using the button below. (More details about where the workshop will be held will be posted here as soon as it is available.)
7:00-
8:00
Registration
8:00
Welcome
Laura Renzi, 2017 ALAN President
8:05
Keynote Speaker
Jason Reynolds (Simon & Schuster)
Brendan Kiely (Simon & Schuster)
Introduced by Laura Renzi, West Chester University of PA, West Chester PA
8:35
History is Alive
Martha Brockenbrough (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)
Cynthia Levinson (Peachtree Publishers)
Sanford Levinson (Peachtree Publishers)
Winfred Conkling (Workman Publishing Co.)
Chaired by Beth Shaum, St. Francis Cabrini Catholic School, Allen Park MI
8:55
Giving Voice to Difficult Experiences
Donovan Mixon (Cinco Puntos Press)
Daniel Magariel (Simon & Schuster)
NoNieqa Ramos (Carolrhoda Lab/Lerner Publishing Group)
Eric Gansworth (Scholastic)
Chaired by Rob Bittner, Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC
9:15
Changing Minds and Bodies: YA Fantasy and Science Fiction
Daniel Jose’ Older (Scholastic)
Jon McGoran (Holiday House)
Gregg Hurwitz (Tor)
Chaired by, Aaron Levy, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
9:35
Booktalks
9:40
Contemporary Non-Fiction and Developing Empathy
Shaka Senghor (Books on Tape/Listening Library)
Dion Graham (Books on Tape/Listening Library)
Steve Sheinkin (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)
Chaired by Sarah Ressler Wright, Rutherford B. Hayes High School, Delaware, OH
10:00
Individual Speaker
Holly Black (Little Brown for Young Readers)
Introduced by Nancy Johnson, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA
10:15
Break
10:25
Living Extraordinary Lives
Kathryn Erskine (Scholastic)
Julie Buxbaum (Random House Children’s Books)
Adam Silvera (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
Chaired by Brian Wyzlic, Brandon School Division, Manitoba
10:45
Invention and Obsession: YA Suspense
Lynn Weingarten (Simon & Schuster)
E. Lockhart (Random House Children’s Books)
Chaired by Teri Lesesne, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
11:05
In Conversation
Laini Taylor (Little Brown For Young Readers)
Megan Whalen Turner (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
Introduced by Shelbie Witte, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
11:25
Presentation of the Nilsen-Donelson Award
Presented by Alan Teasley, Duke University, Durham, NC
Room
120
Disrupting Notions of Stigma while Empowering Voices: Examining Language Identity, Mental Illness, and Disability through Young Adult Literature
Elsie Lindy Olan University of Central Florida
Wendy Farkas Northern Michigan University
Kia Jane Richmond Northern Michigan University
Room
121
“Everybody Wants to be a Champion…You Have to Start By Wanting to Be a Contender” : Young Adult and Children’s Literature in Sports Literacy Programs
Alan Brown Wake Forest University
Rebekah Degener The Ohio State University
Room
122
A Range of Voices and Potentials in Middle Grade LGBTQIA Literature
Katherine Mason Cramer Wichita State University
April Bannon California State University – Fullerton
Kelly Fredrick Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle School
Keely Tolbert Truesdell Middle School
Room
123
Giving Voice to Refugee-Immigrant-Displaced Adolescents: Using Stories and other Resources to Engage ALL Students in Conversation
Connie S. Zitlow Ohio Wesleyan University
Lois Stover Marymount University
Sarah Ressler Wright Delaware Hayes High School
Room
124
YAL as General Education: Reopening Doors to Reading, Literature, and Adolescence
Chris Crowe Brigham Young University
Katie Iron Brigham Young University
Room
125
Breaking the YA World Wide Open: Why Graphic Novels Matter
William Boerman-Cornell Trinity Christian College
Jung Kim Lewis University
Marissa Moss Creston Books
Room
126
YouTubers and YAL: Exploring New Media Voices and Their Connections to Student Life and Achievement
Ann Reddy Tiffin Columbian High School
Devan Toncler Tiffin Columbian High School
Room
127
It’s Time to Kill the Mockingbird: How and Why to Replace a Problematic Classic
Jennifer Nabers The Latin School of Chicago
Whitney Gorton The Latin School of Chicago
Max Melgarejo The Latin School of Chicago
Richard Dickinson The Latin School of Chicago
Amy Atkinson The Latin School of Chicago
Room
128
From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall: Literature to Inspire Young Adults to Raise Their Hands High
Ruth Caillouet Georgia Gwinnett College
Kristi Amatucci Georgia Gwinnett College
Room
130
Session 10 No One Listens in to a Teenager: How YA Brings a Voice to the Voiceless
Kim Arroyo Gavit Middle School
Jenette Vehrs-Snelson Lake Central High School
Alana Anderson Gavit Middle School
Mark Letcher Lewis University
12:25
Lunch on your own
1:10
Individual Speaker
Joseph Bruchac (Penguin Young Readers)
Introduced by James Blasingame, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1:25
Speaking Out in a Culture of Silence
Jewell Parker Rhodes (Little Brown for Young Readers)
Angie Thomas (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
Nic Stone (Random House Children’s Books)
Chaired by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA
1:45
Not Your Typical Fantasy
Linsey Miller (Sourcebooks)
Andrew Shvarts (Disney-Hyperion)
Cora Carmack (Tor)
Chaired by Ricki Ginsberg, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2:05
In Conversation
Patrick Ness (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
Michael Cart
Introduced by Gary Salvner, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
2:25
Booktalks
2:30
The “American” Experience
Samira Ahmed (Soho Press)
Reneé Watson (Bloomsbury)
Mitali Perkins (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)
Chaired by Jillian Heise, NBCT, Kenosha Unified School District, Kenosha, WI
2:50
Break
3:00
The Healing Power of Art in Adolescent’s Lives
Joy McCullough (Penguin Young Readers)
Nina Berkout (Groundwood)
Chaired by Lois Stover, Marymount University, Arlington, VA
3:20
Individual Speaker
Francisco X. Stork (Scholastic)
Introduced by Daria Plumb, Traverse City West Senior High School, Traverse City, MI
3:35
Adventure and Dreaming: Adolescents Being Seen
Tanya Lloyd Kyi (Groundwood)
J.C. Geiger (Disney-Hyperion)
Jennifer Smith (Random House Children’s Books)
Chaired by Shanetia Clark, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
3:55
Opening Minds: Perspective on Power and Sex
Amy Reed (Simon & Schuster)
Maria Padian (Workman Publishing Co.)
Ashley Blake (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Chaired by Danielle King Watkins, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
4:15
Individual Speaker
Julie Murphy (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
Introduced by Wendy Glenn, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
4:15
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award
The Serpent King, by Jeff Zentner (Random House Children’s Books)
Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys (Penguin Young Readers)
Girl in Pieces, by Kathleen Glasgow (Random House Children’s Books)
The Smell of Other People’s Houses, by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock (Random House Children’s Books)
The Sun Is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon (Random House Children’s Books)
Chaired by Lisa Scherff, REL Pacific – McTel International, Honolulu, HI
Please note: There is no lunch break today. We end at 2 p.m.
8:00
ALAN Membership
Suzanne Metcalfe, ALAN Membership Secretary
8:05
The ALAN Review
Wendy Glenn, Co-editor, The ALAN Review
Ricki Ginsberg , Co-editor, The ALAN Review
Dani King-Watkins, Co-editor, The ALAN Review
8:15
Keynote
Meg Medina (Candlewick)
Introduced by Jennie Ortiz, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
8:35
The Cleansing Power of Truth
Erika L. Sánchez (Random House Children’s Books)
Nina LaCour (Penguin Young Readers)
Karen Rivers (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)
Chaired by Mark Letcher, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL
8:55
In Conversation: Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
Cindy Pon (Simon & Schuster)
Dhonielle Clayton (Disney-Hyperion)
Introduced by Karin Perry, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
9:15
Individual Speaker
Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic)
Introduced by Jennifer Ansbach, Manchester Township High School, Manchester, NJ
9:30
Booktalks
9:35
The Mythology You Never Knew
Roshani Chokshi (Rick Riordan Presents/Disney Book Group)
Emmy Laybourne (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)
Amalie Howard (Skyhorse)
Chaired by Lisa Scherff, REL Pacific – McTel International, Honolulu, HI
9:55
In Conversation
Laurie Halse Anderson (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)
Chris Crutcher (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
Introduced by Jennifer Buehler, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
10:15
Break
10:30
The Exploration of Adolescent Choice
Lianne Oelke (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Jenny Han (Simon & Schuster)
Sandhya Menon (Simon & Schuster)
Chaired by Cindy Minnich, Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, PA
10:50
Individual Speaker
Nancy Werlin (Penguin Young Readers)
Introduced by Walter Mayes, The Girls’ School, Palo Alto, CA
11:05
The Future is Calling
Julia Keller (Tor Books)
Jodi Lynn Anderson (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
Chaired by Kellee Moye, Hunters Creek Middle School, Orlando, FL
11:25
Booktalks
11:30
Mystery in YA
Varian Johnson (Scholastic)
Adriana Mather (Random House Children’s Books)
Emily Murphy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Chaired by Steve Bickmore, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
11:50
In Conversation
David Lubar (Tor Books)
Jordan Sonnenblick (Scholastic)
Introduced by Bryan Gillis, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
12:10
Research and Historical Fiction
Tonya Bolden (Bloomsbury)
Alan Gratz (Scholastic)
Randall Platt (Skyhorse)
Amy Brashear (Soho Press)
Chaired by Chris Crowe, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
12:30
The Women are Coming
Jennifer Mathieu (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)
Kelly Jensen (Workman Publishing Co.)
Samira Ahmed (Soho Press)
Chaired by Pauline Schmidt, West Chester University, West Chester PA
12:50
When Cultures and Lives Clash
Marina Budhos (Random House Children’s Books)
Kim Purcell (Disney–Hyperion)
Marcie Rendon (Cinco Puntos Press)
Chaired by Donalyn Miller, Book Whisperer Inc.
1:10
YA Influenced by the Classics
Shaun David Hutchinson (Simon & Schuster)
Catherynne Valente (Simon & Schuster)
Katie Nelson (Skyhorse)
Chaired by Susan Groenke, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
1:30
The Family You Know and The Family You Don’t
Cat Winters (Abrams)
Sayantani DasGupta (Scholastic)
J.L. Powers (Akashic)
M.A. Powers (Akashic)
Chaired by Helene Halstead, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1:50
Handover
Laura Renzi, ALAN President 2017
Mark Letcher, ALAN President 2018
