NCTE 2021

Join Random House Children’s Books—along with thousands of educators, experts, authors, administrators, and others—for the 2021 NCTE Annual Convention, November 18-21. Visit our booth for free eARCS, resources, and giveaways.

Thursday Schedule

November 18, 4:30–5:30PM ET

NCTE OPENING GENERAL SESSION SPEAKER

Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States │ Author of Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers

November 18, 6:00–7:15 PM ET

AMPLIFYING ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH LITERATURE

Trung Le Nguyen

Author of The Magic Fish

Friday Schedule

November 19, 11:45 AM–1:00 PM ET

SETTING AS AN ACT OF REVOLUTION

David Barclay Moore

Author of Holler of Fireflies (Available: 9/27/2022) and The Stars Beneath Our Feet

November 19, 11:45 AM–1:00 PM ET

SETTING AS AN ACT OF REVOLUTION
Tina Cane

Author of Alma Presses Play

Saturday Schedule

November 20, 2:15–3:30 PM ET

#WHYMIDDLEMATTERS—JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE: WORKING TOWARD AN EQUITABLE AND ANTI-RACIST FUTURE

Chrystal D. Giles

Author of Take Back the Block

November 20, 2:15–3:30 PM ET

#WHYMIDDLEMATTERS—JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE: WORKING TOWARD AN EQUITABLE AND ANTI-RACIST FUTURE

Kim Johnson

Author of This Is My America

Sunday Schedule

November 21, 10:30–11:45 AM ET
RACE TALK: AUTHORS OF YA FICTION AND NONFICTION EXPLORE BOOKS AS CATALYSTS FOR CLASSROOM CONVERSATION
Mahogany L. Browne
Author of Chlorine Sky