The same fairy tales often appear across different cultures. How and why does this happen?

Should fairy tales be updated – or even subverted – to appeal to modern audiences?

How have fairy tales evolved as they’ve been retold across the centuries?

This year's IBBY UK/NCRCL Conference will explore these issues as they are reflected in international children's literature, with a range of plenary speakers and parallel sessions.

Conference programme

9.15-9.45. Registration & coffee

9.45-9.55. Introduction

9.55-10.35. Keynote by Professor Vanessa Joosen, University of Antwerp. 'Revising fairy tales, revising age? Matching fairy-tale studies with age studies.'

10.35-11.15. Hilary McKay and Deirdre Sullivan talking about their new story collections which revisit fairy tales from fresh viewpoints, chaired by Daniel Hahn

11.15-11.25. Break

11.25-12.45. Parallel sessions. Choice of one of the following three sessions:

Session 1. Jennifer Duffy: 'Old Stories New': Tangleweed & Brine's Feminist Fairytale Retellings and Elizabeth Jacklin: ‘Because you are fond of fairy tales…’ Beatrix Potter and Fairy Tales.

Session 2. Abie Longstaff: 'Challenges that Modern Tellers of Fairy Tales Face and Kirsten Nott: CGI in Fairy Tales.'

Session 3. Patrick Ryan: 'Three Jacks and a Queen: Some expressions of Jack Tales in contemporary storytelling' and Beth Webb: 'The Ogre’s Wood: Fairy Tales as ‘Family Therapy’ – The importance of adults and children reading fairy stories together.'

12.45-1.45. Lunch. Newham Bookshop will be selling books by the speakers.

1.45-2.00. IBBY/NCRCL news from Pam Dix, Chair of IBBY UK and Lisa Sainsbury, Director of NCRCL

2.00-2.40. Jackie Morris. 'Border Crossings.'

2.40-3.10. Tea break

3.10-4. Beverley Naidoo author, Jamila Gavin author, Delaram Ghanimifard publisher at Tiny Owl and Sally Pomme Clayton storyteller, chaired by Ann Lazim, CLPE/IBBY UK.

4-4.30. Sally Pomme Clayton will tell us a fairy tale to close the conference.

This is the 24th conference organised by IBBY UK with Roehampton University National Centre for Children's Literature. To see information about previous conferences go to http://www.ibby.org.uk/conferences.php.

FAQs

What are my transport options for getting to and from the event?

CLPE is less than 10 minutes walk from each of these stations:

Waterloo (mainline and Underground)

Southwark (Underground - Jubilee Line)

Lambeth North (Underground - Bakerloo Line)

A limited number of parking spaces is available but booking is essential. Email Ann Lazim using the contact details below.

What's the refund policy?

A full refund will be given for cancellation up to 7 days before the start of the event.

Contact the IBBY UK membership secretary to request a refund.

How do I sign up for my preferred parallel session?

You will be asked to sign up for your parallel session at the event.

I have special dietary or other requirements. How can I make sure you know about these?

With this and any other enquiries, please contact Ann Lazim annlazim@googlemail.com