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Francelia Butler Conference: Keynote Speaker Chip Sullivan
The Francelia Butler Conference is hosted every summer by the Graduate Program in Children’s Literature at Hollins University. Since 1995, this entirely student-run conference has honored critical and creative works […]
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Ashley Belote, Author/Illustrator Talk
Belote is the illustrator of Frankenslime and Valenslime. She is the author-illustrator of her debut early reader The Me Tree and her picture book Listen Up, Louella. She studied traditional […]
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Lesa Cline Ransome, Award-winning Author Talk
Cline Ransome is the acclaimed author of numerous award-winning picture books, including a verse biography of Harriet Tubman, Before She Was Harriet, and her debut middle-grade novel, Finding Langston, winner […]
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James Ransome, Award-winning Illustrator Talk
Ransome has been honored with the 2023 Children’s Literature Legacy Award by the American Library Association in recognition of his exceptional contributions to children’s literature. With a career spanning over […]
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Matt Faulkner: Chalk Talk
Award winning children’s book author and illustrator Matt Faulkner has over 35 books to his credit. His graphic novel Gaijin: American Prisoner of War, won the American Library Association Asian/Pacific […]
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Due to Predicted Inclement Weather, Hollins Moves 182nd Commencement to Roanoke’s Berglund Center
Because of the current weather forecast of significant rainfall, and in consultation with leaders in the senior class, Hollins University will conduct its 182nd Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 19, […]
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2024 Children’s Literature Writer-in-Residence and Symposium Keynote Speaker, Mitali Perkins
Born in Kolkata, India, Perkins lived in Ghana, Cameroon, England, and Mexico before her parents settled in California when she was in middle school. She is the author of many […]
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Book Launch Party
As part of our Alumni Retreat, we will celebrate new book releases by our program alumni and faculty. A slideshow of all books published (or to be published) in 2024 […]
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Julie Benbassat Gallery Opening
Benbassat is an award-winning illustrator and painter based in Philadelphia. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2019, she has gone on to amass a range of […]
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“Illustration Faculty Exhibition” Lecture and Book Signing
Faculty Exhibition Opening: Illustration Faculty Exhibition Lecture and Book Signing In conjunction with Illustration Faculty Exhibition, on view July 11 – September 22, 2024, at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, […]