2009 US National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention
Dates
November 19—22, 2009
Venue
The Pennsylvania Convention Center and the Philadelphia Marriott, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Organizer
NCTE
Theme
Once an Future Classics: Reading Between the Lines
Plenary speakers
* Junot Díaz, professor of creative writing， Massachusetts Institute of Technology, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, US
* Julie Andrews, one of the most recognized figures in the world of entertainment, US
* Emma Walton Hamilton, editorial director for the Julie Andrews Collection publishing program, US
* Tracy Kidder, winner of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize and US National Book Award, winner of Robert F. Kennedy Award, US
* Kylene Beers, professor of reading, University of Houston, US
* Brian Selznick, the bestselling author of New York Times, US
* Karen Smith, associate professor of language and literacy, Arizona State University, US
* Jerry Pinkney, winner of Caldecott Honor Medals, winner of Coretta Scott King Awards and Honors, winner of New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, US
* Marilyn Nelson, professor of English, University of Connecticut, US
* Laurie Halse Anderson, the author of the multiple-award-winning novel Speak, the New York Times bestseller Wintergirls, winner of 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award， US
* Joyce Carol Oates, professor of humanities, Princeton University, winner of the US National Book Award, US
* Lorene Cary, writer, educator, cultural leader, social activist, winner of the Philadelphia Award, US
* Anne Ruggles Gere, professor of English language and literature, University of Michigan, director of NCTE’s Squire Office, US
* Gene Luen Yang, winner of the American Library Association’s Printz Award, US
