Contest: Student Writers and Illustrators!

Student Writing and Illustration Contest: 
Submissions accepted from June 1 - July 1, 2012.
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a published author or illustrator? Now’s your chance! If you are a student in grades 3 - 12 and have a passion for fiction, non-fiction, poetry or illustration, let the juices flow and submit your creation! Choose any subject related to books. Entry and permission forms including award details may be downloaded from www.cvyoungwritersprize.com OR may be picked up at the following locations: A Book Barn, 640 Clovis Avenue, Clovis, California, Fresno County Library ( any branch ), Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, and KGPE CBS 47, 4880 N. First St., Fresno, California

Panel Discussion: FAIR Education Act

Join us on Tuesday, 5/1. The Printise J. Womack Lecture endowment, the Henry Madden Library, and the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature invite everyone to attend a panel discussion on the FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, Respectful) Education Act. The discussion will be held from 7 – 9 p.m. in the Henry Madden Library, Room 2206.
Our guest lecturers will discuss the FAIR Education Act, presenting information about the law’s impact, curriculum development, and implementation in the schools.
Panelist include Lee Wind, M.Ed. Blogger, author and speaker, Wind holds a master’s degree in Education and Media from Harvard, Robert McGarry, Ed.D. Director of Education for GLSEN—the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, and Shelbi Day. Staff Attorney in the Western Regional Office of Lambda Legal.

Secret Garden Party 2012 Honors Authors

Sunday, April 15, 2012,
Arne Nixon Center of Study for Children's Literature honors authors Alma Flora Ada and
F. Isabel Campoy.

( F. Isabel Campoy, Author, Jennifer Crow, Interim Curator and Alma Flora Ada, Author)

To view more photos of this event, visit the Center's web album: Secret Garden Party 2012