Georgia Children's Book Awards  - Conference on Children's Literature
GCBA Conference  44th Annual Conference on Children’s Literature  March 8 & 9, 2013
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GCBA - Georgia Children's Book Awards and Conference on Children's Literature
2013 Conference Information
March 8 & 9, 2013

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Featured Speakers
Amanda Noll, Author Amanda Noll
I Need My Monster received the 2011-2012 Georgia Children’s Picture Book Award.
Howard McWilliam Howard McWilliam
Howard has illustrated several children’s book covers, including the 2011-2012 Georgia Children’s Picture Book Award winner, I Need My Monster.
Pat Mora Pat Mora
An author and literacy advocate, Pat has written more than 30 books for children, teens, and adults. Her books include: Agua, Agua, Agua, The Beautiful Lady, Our Lady Guadalupe, and A Birthday Basket for Tia.
Molly Bang Molly Bang
Acclaimed author/illustrator Molly Bang’s books include, the 1981 Caldecott Honor Book, The Grey Lady and The Strawberry Snatcher, The Paper Crane, Nobody Particular: One Woman’s Fight to Save the Bays, and When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry…. She is also the author of Picture This, a book about visual art.
Deborah Wiles Deborah Wiles
Deborah Wiles has written four novels: Love, Ruby Lavender, Each Little Bird that Sings, Aurora County All Stars, and most recently, Countdown. She has also written two picture books: Freedom Summer and One Wide Sky.
Angela Johnson Angela Johnson
Award winning author Angela Johnson’s books include: Bird, When I Am Old With You, Daddy Calls Me Man, A Sweet Smell of Roses, and Lily Brown’s Paintings. She has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels Heaven, Toning the Sweep, and The First Part Last.
 The Georgia Children's Book
 Award is sponsored by:
   The Department of Language &
       Literacy Education
   The College of Education
   The University of Georgia

 In partnership with:
   Georgia Department of Education