Making a list and checking it twice
I'm starting to compile a list of people (specifically emails) who would be interested in or know people interested in the Children's and Young Adult Literature division of the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. The call for papers will be going out soon and I'd love to drum up some new faces. Please comment if you know of a school with a children's literature and/or fantasy department (or at least children's literature and/or fantasy friendly). If you know specific people that you think would be interested, please email me (see the IAFA website for address; it's in the "IAFA Officers" section). And above all, if you've written a scholarly paper on ANY aspect of the fantastic in children's literature, please send them my way! The fantastic includes picture books, fantasy, horror, and science fiction, from any era. I've heard papers there on everything from "Alice in Wonderland" to "Captain Underpants." Deadline is October 31.