Georgia Conference on Children's Literature
Planning for our 54th Georgia Conference on Children’s Literature! (March 17–18, 2023)
After a successful in-person conference, we are looking forward to the 2023 conference. As an integral part of Georgia’s literacy initiative for more than half a century, the Georgia Conference on Children’s Literature draws hundreds of teachers, school media specialists, public librarians, authors, illustrators, and children’s literature scholars from the Southeast and beyond. The conference also hosts the finals of the annual Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl, a statewide competition for students in grades 4–12.
The conference is also closely connected to the Georgia Children’s Book Awards .
Upcoming Events

What Others Say
I love this conference! I always learn something and come away energized.
After a two-year absence from the conference, it was GREAT to be back! I am retired now but still LOVE to attend. It’s always inspiring to meet the authors and illustrators who are forever my HEROES!
Out of all the conferences I’ve attended, this one is the best! What other conferences is there a chance you will be on the elevator with an author/illustrator or even have one come to your table and sit down with you?
Past Conferences
For 50 years, our conference has celebrated top authors and illustrators from around the world.
- Elana K. Arnold
- Angela Dominguez
- Alex Gino
- Minh Lê
- Leigh Turina
- Kwame Alexander
- Ben Clanton
- Alan Gratz
- Pablo Cartaya
- Aisha Saeed
- Kelly DiPucchio
- Louis Sachar
- Grace Lin
- Laurel Snyder
- Åse Marie Ommundsen
- David Biedrzycki
- Natalie Lloyd
- Duncan Tonatiuh
- Kelly Bingham
- Kathryn White
- Patricia McKissack
- Eric Velasquez
- Carmen Deedy
- Michael Dooling
- Alan Gratz
- Clare Vanderpool
- Jennifer Sattler
- Susan Nees
- Shonto Begay
- Mike Artell
- Jodi Moore
- R. Gregory Christie
- Judith Ortiz Cofer
- Jennifer Holm
- Deborah Wiles
- Angela Johnson
- Molly Bang
- Pat Mora
- Amanda Knoll and Howard McWilliam
- Mike Wimmer
- Barbara O’Connor
- Carole Boston Weatherford
- Jody Feldman
- Meghan McCarthy
- Mary Downing Hahn
- Alma Flor Ada
- Gail Gibbons
- M.T. Anderson
- Karen Beaumont
- Susan Liverpool
- Margie Palatini
- Kadir Nelson
- Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Robert Burleigh
- Fred Newman
Contact Info
- Email: gcba@uga.edu