The most prestigious conference for international children's books coming out of Basel, Switzerland called the International Board on Books for Young people (IBBY) will take place in Fresno in October 2011. That's like getting the olympics in your city for children's book people!
Here's the website http://www.ibby.org/
Next year's conference is in Spain http://www.ibbycompostela2010.org/?lang=en The call is Oct 30.
Also, Juan Felipe Herrera will give a poetry reading tomorrow night, Thursday, October 8, at 7 p.m. at the Henry Madden Library. There is no charge for admission. A reception follows the program.
So that's Margarita Engle two weeks ago, Francisco Jimenez last Friday, Juan Felipe Herrera tomorrow and Gary Soto (at Fresno City) November 4 (?). http://www.garysoto.com/museum.html
It's like is the Paris for Latino writers!!
