9 April, 2013 The University of Salford
Arguably the young adult novel has always existed as has the
young adult though neither were recognised or named until recently. As we moved
into the 21st century there was an explosion in the number of young
adult novels being read and written. This conference explores the nature of
this energetic novel form and asks writers, readers, academics,
educationalists, those who work with young people and other interested parties
the following questions of the young adult novel:
Who are its readers?
What is its nature?
Which are its themes?
What does it look like now?
How is it written?
Why does it exist?
Will it endure?
What will it look like in the future?
What of the New Adult novel?
Proposals for papers, presentations and workshops are
invited on any of the above themes and other subjects related to them. Sessions
should be twenty to ninety minutes long. Please send proposals as a 200 word
abstract and a 50 word bio to g.james1@salford.ac.uk by 31 January 2016.
For further information, please contact Gill James on 0161
295 6792 or g.james1@salford.ac.uk
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