Green Gables to Globalization:
Crossover, Canada and Children’s Books

A conference to be held on Saturday October 18th 2008
in The Church of Ireland College of Education, Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6.

The conference will examine ways in which children’s literature transcends boundaries of all kinds, focusing in particular on crossover fiction and a sense of belonging in books from Canada, a post-colonial, multiethnic society.

Keynote presentations

Sandra L. Beckett
Crossover Fiction and Border Crossings in a Globalized World

Irene Gammel
L.M. Montgomery: Green Gables 1908-2008

Tim Wynne-Jones  
Between Belonging and Otherness: The Book as Passport

Sandra L. Beckett is a professor in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Brock University, Canada and has written extensively about children’s literature, including most recently Crossover Fiction: Global and Historical Perspectives (Routledge, 2008).

Irene Gammel is Professor of English and holds the Canada Research Chair in Modern Literature and Culture at Ryerson University, Toronto and is curator of the exhibition marking the centenary of the publication of L.M. Montgomery’s well-loved ‘Anne of Green Gables’ series, ‘Anne of Green Gables: a Literary Icon at 100’.

Tim Wynne-Jones is twice-winner of the Canadian Governor General’s Award. He has written over two dozen books including adult novels, picture books, short story anthologies and young adult novels.

Shorter presentations on ‘Perspectives on Canada and Children’s Books’ will be given by Kieran Fanning, Brian O’Neill, Martina Siefert.

Further details of the conference, including booking details, will be available on the IBBY Ireland website www.ibbyireland.ie and from secretary@ibbyireland.ie after 7th August