Conferences

Children’s Literature in a Time of Crisis

18-20 November 2026

Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, Geelong, Australia

At a time when young people are being faced with rapid disruptive technological changes, intolerance and extremism, and environmental catastrophe, the ACLAR 2026 conference is interested in the ways in which crisis is manifested through and within children’s literature and culture.

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Keynote Speakers

We are thrilled to introduce our confirmed keynote speakers for ACLAR 2026.

Professor Fengxia Tan: Fengxia is a professor in the department of Chinese Language and Literature at Nanjing Normal University. She teaches Chinese modern literature and children’s literature.

Dr Lisa Fuller: Lisa is a Wuilli Wuilli woman from Eidsvold Queensland, also descended from Wakka Wakka and Gooreng Gooreng peoples. She has lived on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands (Canberra) since 2006, where she works at the University of Canberra as Lecturer in Indigenous Studies.