World Kid Lit Live – African Kid Lit & Africa's Many Languages
Ayò Oyeku in conversation with Edwige Renée Dro, Cédric Christian Elongue Ngnanoussi & Sandra Tamele.
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Mar 8, 20215 min read
Translating KidLit – Montreuil Book Fair
How do children’s books make their way into French from other cultures and languages? That was the topic of a fascinating panel at SLPJ.
Feb 1, 20216 min read
Montreuil Children’s Book Fair - #SLPJ2020
France may have been placed under lockdown at the end of October, but that didn’t stop the annual Montreuil Children’s Book Fair (SLPJ).
Dec 17, 20201 min read
My Year @WorldKidLit
One of the most exciting opportunities I’ve had this year has been the chance to write more for the WorldKidLit blog. I’m grateful to the...
Dec 17, 20203 min read
#ReadingAfrica Week 6-12 December 2020
This post first appeared at WorldKidtLit on December 9, 2020 What if we got readers, publishers, librarians, authors, and everyone who...
Nov 23, 20209 min read
World Kid Lit – Young Adult Studies Association Conference
YA in Translation Panel - 3 November 2020 Reham Almutairi, Marcia Lynx Qualey, Nanette McGuinness, Lawrence Schimel and Claire Storey in...
Nov 5, 20205 min read
Stereotypes in children’s picture books
Reflections on the representation of Africans, people of African descent and Africa Brussels, Librairie Le Wolf, 18 December 2019...
Oct 22, 20204 min read
#ALitFest20 – The Art of Empathy #3
Abuja Literary and Arts Festival 12-15 August 2020 This year the Abuja Literary and Arts Festival threw its doors open online. As I wrote...
Oct 16, 20204 min read
#WorldKidLit Challenge - Africa
Water Birds on the Lake Shore An Afro Young Adult Anthology Edited by Zukiswa Wanner Contributors: Asiedu Benneh, Chinelo J. Enemuo,...
Sep 28, 20203 min read
#WorldKidLit Challenge – Japan
This 300-page YA novel introduces us to Aoyama, a studious fourth grader who, in his own confident words, is extremely intelligent.
Sep 11, 20203 min read
WorldKidLit Month
Illustration credits: Pablo Gallo and Thiago Lopes. Font courtesy of Elīna Brasliņa You don't have to have known me for long before you...
Sep 9, 20202 min read
Hello & Welcome
After recently sorting through a pile of notebooks full of quotes, thoughts, and other musings quickly jotted down at countless literary...
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