BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Hollins University - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Hollins University X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Hollins University REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240703T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240703T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T161527 CREATED:20240516T175746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175612Z UID:69179-1720031400-1720035000@www.ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.edu SUMMARY:Matt Faulkner: Chalk Talk DESCRIPTION: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 Best Children’s Book Award. His most recent graphic novel\, My Nest of Silence has won wide acclaim: ā€œDeftly combining the personal and historical\, Faulkner alchemizes his extended family’s past into magnificent\, essential testimony.ā€ ― Booklist\, Starred Review. Faulkner has taught a variety of subjects at undergraduate and graduate level illustration programs. He is married to Kristen Remenar\, author of Groundhog’s Dilemma and Squirrel Needs a Break\, both illustrated by Faulkner. www.mattfaulkner.com\n\nLecture\, Wednesday\, July 3\, 6:30 pm\, Niederer Auditorium\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, followed by a book signing in the lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380 URL:/event/matt-faulkner-chalk-talk/ LOCATION:Frances Niederer Auditorium\, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T161527 CREATED:20240516T180004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175518Z UID:69180-1720463400-1720467000@www.ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.edu SUMMARY:James Ransome\, Award-winning Illustrator Talk DESCRIPTION: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 33 years\, Ransome has illustrated more than 70 books. His passion for drawing began in Rich Square\, NC\, and as a teenager\, he moved to Bergenfield\, NJ\, before pursuing a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn\, New York. Ransome’s remarkable talent has garnered him numerous accolades\, including the prestigious Coretta Scott King Awards\, ALA Notables\, a Jane Addams Award\, and NAACP Image awards. He resides in New York. Ā https://jamesransome.com\n\nLecture\, Monday\, July 8\, 6:30 pm\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119\, followed by book signing in lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380 URL:/event/james-ransome-award-winning-illustrator-talk/ LOCATION:Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119 CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240710T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240710T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T161527 CREATED:20240516T180605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175445Z UID:69181-1720636200-1720639800@www.ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.edu SUMMARY:Lesa Cline Ransome\, Award-winning Author Talk DESCRIPTION: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 of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction and a Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. Cline Ransome’s debut Young Adult novel\, For Lamb\, is based in Jim Crow Mississippi. A MacDowell Fellow and 2022 NAIBA Legacy recipient\, she has received numerous honors and awards including the NAACP Award\, Kirkus Best Book\, New York Public Library Best Book\, SLJ Best Book\, ALA Notable\, CBC Choice Awards\, two Top 10 Sports Books for Youth\, and an Orbis Pictus Recommended Book. She is currently an SCBWI Advisory Council member and host of KidLitTV’s Past Present: Giving Past Stories New Life.\n\nLecture\, Wednesday\, July 10\, 6:30 pm\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119\, followed by a book signing in the lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380 URL:/event/lesa-cline-ransome-award-winning-author-talk/ LOCATION:Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119 CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T161527 CREATED:20240516T180739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175416Z UID:69182-1721068200-1721071800@www.ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.edu SUMMARY:Ashley Belote\, Author/Illustrator Talk DESCRIPTION: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 animation under the direction of Don Bluth. Belote is a West Virginia native and earned her B.A. from Alderson Broaddus University. She earned her M.A. in arts administration from the University of Kentucky. Her graduate study included a children’s literature and illustration course\, The Whole Book Approach\, through Simmons College at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. She also serves as the illustrator coordinator for the Carolinas chapter of SCBWI. Belote is represented by Moe Ferrara of BookEnds Literary Agency.\n\nLecture\, Monday\, July 15\, 6:30 pm\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119\, followed by a book signing in the lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380 URL:/event/ashley-belote-author-illustrator-talk/ LOCATION:Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119 CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T161527 CREATED:20240516T145143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175348Z UID:69171-1721413800-1721417400@www.ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.edu SUMMARY:"Illustration Faculty Exhibition" Lecture and Book Signing DESCRIPTION:Faculty Exhibition Opening: Illustration Faculty Exhibition Lecture and Book Signing\n\nIn conjunction with Illustration Faculty Exhibition\, on view July 11 – September 22\, 2024\, at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum\, please join us for a lecture and reception with book signing by faculty in the Hollins University M.F.A. Program in Children’s Book Writing and Illustration.\n\nFriday\, July 19\, 6:30 pm\, Niederer Auditorium\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center; Reception and book signing to follow in the first-floor lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380 URL:/event/illustration-faculty-exhibition-lecture-and-book-signing/ LOCATION:Eleanor D. Wilson Museum\, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center CATEGORIES:Art,Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public,Summer Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T161527 CREATED:20240516T181048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175313Z UID:69183-1721466000-1721491200@www.ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.edu SUMMARY:Francelia Butler Conference: Keynote Speaker Chip Sullivan DESCRIPTION: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 by that summer’s graduate students with awards in the following categories: poetry\, logo design\, critical writing\, visual art\, narrative art\, long form creative writing\, and short form creative writing. The keynote speakers are renowned authors and scholars of children’s literature who have authored esteemed books for all ages. The conference culminates with lectures by the current Margaret Wise Brown Book Award winners. This year’s recipients are Lucy Ruth Cummins for the winning title\, Our Pool\, and Ɔvar fiór Benediktsson for this year’s Honor Title\, Stranded! A Mostly True Story from Iceland.\n\nChip Sullivan\, Francelia Butler Conference Keynote Speaker\n\nC.W. Sullivan III\, Ph.D.\, is emeritus distinguished professor of arts and sciences\, retired from East Carolina University\, and a full member of the Welsh Academy for his contributions to the study of medieval Welsh Celtic myth and legend. He is the author of several books\, including Welsh Celtic Myth in Modern Fantasy\, The Mabinogi: A Book of Essays\, and is a past president of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. His articles on mythology\, folklore\, fantasy\, and science fiction have appeared in various anthologies and journals\, and he was a Fulbright scholar at Debrecen University in Hungary.\n\nLectures and silent auction\, Saturday\, July 20\, 9 am\, Niederer Auditorium\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Auction in first floor lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://ĢĒŠÄ“«Ć½.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380 URL:/event/francelia-butler-conference-keynote-speaker-chip-sullivan/ LOCATION:Frances Niederer Auditorium\, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR