Children’s Literature as World Literature
Date May, 31 2022
Location Virtual
Held in collaboration with SOAS, the webinar held by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award hosted Raja’ Mallah, 2022 Children’s Literature shortlistee, Charlotte Eyre, freelance journalist and previously Children’s Editor at The Bookseller, Pam Dix, Chair of the International Board on Books for Young People UK (IBBY UK) and moderated by Prof. Wen-chin Ouyang, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at SOAS.
Speakers
Pam Dix
Chair of IBBY UK
Pam Dix was a librarian and lecturer in children’s literature. She is the chair of IBBY UK (International Board of Books for Young People). IBBY Italia established the Silent Book Project, initially to work with refugee groups, and IBBY UK manages the UK tours of these books and other IBBY international collections. Working with IBBY Europe, Pam organises a biennial conference at the Bologna
Children’s Book Fair. She also works with two charities involved with library and book provision in sub Saharan Africa. Pam has recently edited the proceedings of the 2016 IBBY World Congress, published as Children’s literature in a multiliterate world, by Trentham Books at UCL IOE Press. She is currently working on a book exploring the history of illustration in children’s information books.
Prof. Wen-Chin Ouyang
Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at SOAS, University of London
Raja Malah
SZBA 2022 Children’s Literature shortlistee
Charlotte Eyre
Freelance journalist and previously Children’s Editor at The Bookseller.