20th CHILD AND THE BOOK CONFERENCE

DIASPORA(S), EXILE, NOMADS AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Laboratory for the Study of Language and Literature

Department of Primary Education, School of Education

University of Crete, Rethymnon, May 29-31, 2026

In collaboration with the Department of Primary Education,

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

We are pleased to announce the 20th Child and the Book Conference, which seeks to address the intersections of diasporic, exilic and nomadic identities, and children's literature. This conference aims to bring together scholars, writers, artists, and students to foster a critical dialogue on how transnational mobility and the diasporic, exilic and nomadic communities it generates are (re)presented, (de)constructed, and (re)experienced within children's and young adult literature across diverse cultural contexts. The conference will feature keynote lectures, panel discussions, roundtables on current research, contributing to  the ongoing dialogue on this crucial issue.

A detailed agenda for the 2026 CBC will be available in due course on this page.

We invite paper, panel and roundtable submissions that engage with this multifaceted topic. The Call for Papers is now open (till December 30, 2025). Delegates will be notified of the results of the reviewing process by  February 15, 2026.

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Chair and local host: Vassiliki Vassiloudi, University of Crete

Co-chair: Tzina Kalogirou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens