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14th Annual
Plum Creek
Children's Literacy Festival
Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary & Adult Offerings
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 - Children's Day for Seward Schools
Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 - Children's Day for commuting schools
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 - Adult Conference Day
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Featured authors and illustrators for the 2009 festival
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John Archambault
Author of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (site)
- Herm and MJ Auch
Authors & illustrators of Poultry in Motion (site)
- David Biedrzycki
Illustrator for many of Jerry Pallotta's alphabet books (site)
- Carmen Deedy
Cuban storyteller and Pura Belpre Medal Award winner for Martina the Beautiful Cockroach (site)
- John Erickson
Author of 'Hank the Cowdog' series (site)
- Preston McDaniels
Nebraska author & illustrator (site)
Festival video
View the video created to introduce the festival and endowment plans.
"Each year thousands of children and adults arrive on the campus of Concordia University, Nebraska to find nationally known award-winning authors, illustrators and literacy experts, dozens of activities and lots of books ..."
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Event and registration information
Thursday, Oct. 1 Children’s Day for Seward Schools
Notes: Free event, information sent by mail to school repesentatives
Location: Seward area schools
Contact: Vikki Gremel, festival coordinator
Language Arts Quiz Bowl Notes: Registration is $50 per team
Location: Held at the Seward Civic Center (map)
Contact: Clark Kolterman, teacher at Seward High School, at clark.kolterman@connectseward.org or 402-643-6138; Jeff Johnson, teacher at Centennial High School, at jbjohn@esu6.org
Friday, Oct. 2 Children’s Day for Surrounding Area Schools
Notes: Free event;
downloadable registration form coming in April 2009;
all authors and illustrators presenting; other activities include Literacy on the Lawn, author talks given by pre-service Concordia students, art gallery exhibit, Bartels Rock & Gem Museum
Location: Campus of Concordia University, Nebraska (campus map; town map and directions)
Contact: Vikki Gremel, festival coordinator
Saturday, Oct. 3 Adult Professional Conference
Notes: Sessions held throughout the day; all authors and illustrators will be presenting; sectional leaders to be announced
Location: Campus of Concordia University, Nebraska (campus map; town map and directions)
Contact: Vikki Gremel, festival coordinator
Endowment Dinner
Features: Authors Readers Theater (site), performed by authors Richard Peck, Sharon Weeks, Pam Munoz Ryan, Avi
Notes: Begins at 5:30 p.m.; silent auction features a variety of items for every taste, including one-of-a-kind items donated by the festival's authors and illustrators as well as Concordia and local artists
Location: Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Neb. (map)
Contact: Vikki Gremel, festival coordinator
Contact the festival
Plum Creek Literacy Festival
Concordia University
800 North Columbia
Seward, NE 68434
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Vikki Gremel, festival coordinator
402-643-7483
PlumCreek@cune.edu
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