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CCYAL Past Programs

Chris Grabenstein

Since its creation in 1999, the Center for Children's and Young Adult Literature has hosted numerous authors and illustrators.

  • 1999: Suzanne Fisher Staples and Jack Gantos
  • 2000: Emily Arnold McCully and Robert Sabuda
  • 2001: Richard Peck, Leonard Marcus, Bill Harley, and Jack Gantos
  • 2002: Kimberly Willis Holt, Carolyn Coman, and Laura Tillotson
  • 2003: Mary Azarian, Jim Trelease, and Diane Wolkstein
  • 2004: E.B. Lewis, Jack Gantos, Diane Stanley, and Marc Aronson
  • 2005: Sharon Draper, Mike Thaler, and Jack Gantos
  • 2006: Phillip Hoose, Jacqueline Woodson, Jan Greenberg, and Lois Lowry
  • 2007: Nikki Giovanni, Shelley Pearsall, and Tomie De Paola
  • 2008: Mo Willems and Kerry Madden 
  • April 2009: Christopher Myers
  • October 2009: Chris Grabenstein

 

CCYAL Contact

Center for Children's and Young Adult Literature (CCYAL)
434 Communications Building
1345 Circle Park Drive, Suite 434 
Knoxville, TN 37996
865.974.2305
ccyal@utk.edu