26th Annual Francelia Butler Student Conference on Children’s Literature

Asynchronous presentations will be hosted on the Hollins Digital Commons. Synchronous events will be held on Zoom, with times and details TBA. Event sponsored by the graduate program in children's literature and children's book illustration. Keynote Speaker:  Terri Windling is a writer, editor, and artist specializing in fantasy literature and mythic arts. She has published over 40 books, winning nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and placing on the short list for the Tiptree Award. She received the S.F.W.A. Solstice Award in 2010 for “outstanding contributions to the speculative fiction field as a writer, editor, artist, educator, and mentor.” She has published mythic fiction for both adults and young adults, as well as magical picture books for children. Her essays on myth, folklore, fantasy literature, and mythic arts have appeared in magazines, art books, and anthologies in the United States and Europe, and she has contributed to reference volumes including The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales and Panorama illustré de la fantasy & du merveilleux . Formerly a senior editor in the New York publishing industry, Windling now creates and edits book series for a variety of U.S. publishing houses, and serves as an editorial consultant for the Tor Books fantasy line. Free and open to the public by registration only. All times are given in EST. Events will be held on Zoom. To register and receive a link, send an email to kidlit@hollins.edu including the date and event in the subject line. In the body, please provide your name, address, phone number, and, if different, the name on your Zoom account.