<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Garamond; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Plans for another exciting OKI Children’s Literature Conference are underway! Our 2013 conference, the</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>New Face of Non-Fiction: So Much More to Explore</i></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, featuring</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Steve Jenkins</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">and</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Candace Fleming</b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, will be held </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT321_com_zimbra_date" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">November 2, 2013</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky (15 minutes across the river from Cincinnati).</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Proposals for workshop presentations are now being accepted. Workshop content should reflect the theme of the conference and appeal to a variety of children’s and young adult literature enthusiasts. The proposal form is available via the OKI website:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT322_com_zimbra_url" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://oki.nku.edu/workshops/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: initial; cursor: pointer;">http://oki.nku.edu/workshops/</a></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Submission deadline for proposals is</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT323_com_zimbra_date" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;">March 1, 2013</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Also, there is opportunity to nominate one of your colleagues for the OKI Charlotte Decker Memorial Award. The award recognizes an individual whose extraordinary efforts have encouraged others to support literacy in youth through time, service and philanthropy. The nomination form is available on the OKI website:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT324_com_zimbra_url" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://oki.nku.edu/memorial_award/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: initial; cursor: pointer;">http://oki.nku.edu/memorial_award/</a></span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Nominations must be submitted no later than</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><b style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT325_com_zimbra_date" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;">October 1, 2013</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We look forward to you joining us for the 2013 OKI Children’s Literature Conference.</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Questions may be directed to: Jennifer Smith, Ph.D.</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Ohio Kentucky Indiana Children’s Literature Conference<br> Chair, Executive Committee<br> </i><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Northern Kentucky University</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Highland Heights, KY 41099</span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT326_com_zimbra_phone" style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="callto:859-572-6620" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: initial; cursor: pointer;">859-572-6620</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><a style="font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">smithjen@nku.edu</a><br><br><div><br></div><span name="x"></span><br></span><br></div></body></html>