tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096690447802445485.post2631451376673243124..comments2023-04-18T18:20:36.128+01:00Comments on RADICAL HISTORY NETWORK (RaHN): PRESS RELEASE from Alliance of Radical BooksellersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096690447802445485.post-85129078170609566002014-04-28T14:51:17.529+01:002014-04-28T14:51:17.529+01:00re: upcoming radical children's literature eve... <br />re: upcoming radical children's literature events and announcement of the <br />Little Rebels Award winner<br /> <br />I am sure that you will already have had news from us about the upcoming London Radical Bookfair on May 10th at Bishopsgate Institute, London. We very much hope to see you there. To help you decide on the time of your visit, we wanted to make sure that you knew about the children's literature events at the fair which might be of particular interest to you. <br /> <br />The London Radical Bookfair is a free public event where you will be able to find out who won this year's Little Rebels Award for Radical Children's Fiction. This award is run by ourselves, Letterbox Library, on behalf of the Alliance of Radical Booksellers (ARB) and is now in its 2nd year. We will have a stand at the bookfair all day, so do pop over and say hello and do come by if you need any info. on the day. Meantime, here's a mini timetable of the children's lit events Letterbox Library is hosting on behalf of the ARB: <br /> <br />12.30pm-2pm Radical Children's Literature: the little rebels authors<br />Shortlisted authors, Gill Lewis, Geraldine McCaughrean and Deborah Chancellor will be in conversation with Bookstart founder and Little Rebels Judge, Wendy Cooling.<br />2.30pm-4pm Radical Children's Literature: where are all the little rebels?<br />Ann Lazim, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and co-founder of the UK section of IBBY will chair a discussion on children's literature in relation to radical thinking. Speakers will be Professor Kim Reynolds and authors Alan Gibbons and Catherine Johnson. This panel is being held in commemoration of Robert Leeson (1928-2013). <br />4.30pm Wendy Cooling will present the prize to the winner of the Little Rebels Children's Award for Radical Fiction. <br /> <br />A flyer about the London Radical Bookfair is attached below. Do print this off so you have the address with you! You can find out more details here: http://londonradicalbookfair.wordpress.com/ and more details about the Little Rebels Award and the Rad. Children's Lit. fair events here: http://littlerebelsaward.wordpress.com/ <br /> Radical History Network (RaHN)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12583324130074286354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4096690447802445485.post-89001559045305841432014-03-14T12:06:00.578+00:002014-03-14T12:06:00.578+00:00Booklaunch & discussion, being held at Housman...Booklaunch & discussion, being held at Housmans Bookshop and facilitated by Letterbox Library:<br />'Are the Kids All Right? Representations of LGBTQ Characters in Children's and YA Literature'<br />with B.J. Epstein, Mark Jennett and Letterbox Library<br />Saturday 29th March, 6.30pm<br />As if this event wasn't exciting enough, there will be an announcement following on from this of the shortlist for the Little Rebels Award for Radical Children's Fiction.<br />Radical History Network (RaHN)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12583324130074286354noreply@blogger.com