ACL Meeting Friday, October 14, 2022: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, October 14, 2022, from 9:30am-Noon over Zoom (link will be emailed to members).
For our professional development session, Angela Moffett reports: “Join members of the team behind the mock award blog Medal on My Mind for an in-depth discussion of the Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. Get insight into the award’s history, committee processes, and the considerations that go into selecting award-winning LGBTQIA+ books.
Alec Chunn (he/him) has never been on the actual Stonewall Book Award committee (yet!) but he has served on a few other book committees, including the 2021 Caldecott, the 2022 Kirkus Prize, and the 2018 Rainbow List. He is a youth librarian in Portland, Oregon and holds masters degrees in library science and children’s literature. His favorite previous Stonewall winner is Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram.Stacy Collins (she/they) finds children’s book awards absolutely fascinating, though hasn’t yet served as a judge. Instead, she hands out stars as a Kirkus reviewer, curates queer children’s book boxes for Ourshelves.com, and writes book guides for educators bringing historically excluded narratives into their classrooms. Stacy is also the children’s literature librarian at Simmons University and holds masters degrees in library science and children’s literature. Their favorite previous Stonewall winner is The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta.
Dani Crickman (they/she) chaired the 2022 Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award committee after serving on the 2021 committee. They are a children’s librarian at the Boston Public Library and hold masters degrees in library science and children’s literature. Their favorite previous Stonewall winner is When Aidan Became a Brother, written by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Kaylani Juanita”.
We will also hear about the latest Outstanding books that are reviewed, and our Distinguished books.
See you there! Questions? Email Penny at [email protected].
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