Home / News / The Child and The Book Conference 2022 Back to News The Child and The Book Conference 2022 Initiatives • News 11th May, 2022 The National Book Council is proud to be supporting The Child and The Book Conference taking place on 26-28 May 2022 at the University of Malta, Valletta Campus and organised by the Department of English. Now in its 15th edition, The Child and the Book conference was launched at Roehampton University, England, in 2004 and has since taken place in a host of different countries. The conference gathers children’s and young adult literature scholars and students who exchange research, knowledge and experience in this interdisciplinary fields and also is open to publishers, writers and interested stakeholders. The upcoming edition in Malta is titled ‘The Role of the Child as Citizen: Constructing Childhood through Agency and Activism’, exploring the social and cultural opportunities as well as the difficulties that children face in the current climate, and the role that children’s representation, literature and the book play in nurturing children’s sense of citizenship, agency and belonging. Besides the core programme, featuring the participation of award-winning author of children’s literature and young adult works Leanne Ellul, the conference will be inviting participants to a cultural programme. As a collaborating partner the National Book Council is making a limited number of in-person and online places available to its stakeholders, including writers, illustrators and publishers. If you would like to attend write to us at matthew.borg@ktieb.org.mt by Friday 13 May at 12.00 midday – tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The Child and the Book Conference Programme: https://www.um.edu.mt/events/childandbook2022/programme SHARE POST Related Articles From Illustration to Book: The Malta Book Festival 2025 News 14th October, 2025 Read More The 43rd PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 8th October, 2025 Read More Meet the Exhibitors at the Malta Book Festival! News 8th October, 2025 Read More Writing Anew with Fresh Tools in Our Arsenal! Delve into Workshops and Masterclasses at the Malta Book Festival ’25 Malta Book Festival 2nd October, 2025 Read More Winners of the 2025 National Book Prize Announced at Verdala Castle News 26th September, 2025 Read More Everyone will be Writing Anew: The Full Programme for The Malta Book Festival Is Now Out! News 23rd September, 2025 Read More The National Book Council Launches the Malta Book Festival Trailer! News 16th September, 2025 Read More Make a mark abroad! Literary agent Simon Trewin offers practical networking tips during a free Zoom session News 12th September, 2025 Read More Bringing children’s literature to dynamic life on stage at the Malta Book Festival Festivals 10th September, 2025 Read More The National Book Council welcomes new board members News 10th September, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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