This exciting one-day event will be hosted at the beautiful Scholastic, Inc. headquarters in New York's historic Soho district at 130 Mercer Street.
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Get ready for a day full of resonant feature talks and presentations celebrating the work of the International Board on Books for Young People,  poster sessions, and pre-event activities, all exploring the power of language shared through the stories we tell.  

This unique event will feature inspiring and informative panels. Planned topics and speakers include:
  • A World of Language: The Art and Work of Translation , moderated by Doris Gebel with Claudia Zoe Bedrick, Ali Boozari, Eric Velasquez, and Marshall Yarbrough
  • Manga: The International Literature Children Love That We Could Talk More About, moderated by Jillian Rudes with Mark Devera, Emily Drew and Ajani Oloye
  • New Voices, New Children's Book Imprints, moderated by Jacqueline Woodson with Yael Berstein, Angus Killick, Christopher Myers,  Maria Russo, and Namrata Tripathi
  • The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, featuring 2023 Laureate Laurie Halse Anderson
  • Shining a Light on Action: How Children's Books Make a More Just World, moderated by Rita Williams Garcia with Anthony Del Col, Ruchira Gupta, Jason Low, Areli Morales, and Aida Salazar
  • Expanding Horizons through International Illustration, moderated by David Wiesner with Rashin Kheriyeh, Yevgenia Nayberg, Francesca Sanna, and Betty Tang
Registration includes lunch.  

We hope to see you there!

Regular registration

CLOSED March 15, 2023
USBBY Members: $229
Non-Members: $279 (includes 1 year USBBY membership)
​Student USBBY Members: $100
Student Non-Members: $125 (includes 1 year USBBY membership)

virtual conference

CLOSED March 15, 2023
All: $85

hotel accommodations

Take advantage of the special USBBY group rate at the Sheraton Tribeca Hotel:
Thursday, March 23 through Monday,  March 27
$255-269 USD per night

past conferences



The Music of Words
March 4-6,  2022 in Nashville, TN
Conference Program

The Shape of Hope:
Finding Wonder, Joy, and Strength in Literature
October 25-27, 2019 in Austin, TX
​Conference Program

Radical Change Beyond Borders:
The Transforming Power of Children's Literature in a Digital Age
​October 20-22, 2017 in Seattle, WA
Conference Program

Through the Looking Glass:
Exploring the Wonderland of International Children's Literature
​October 16-18, 2015 in New York, NY