The 2015 symposium, entitled “A Sense of Wonder: Reading, Writing and Illustrating Children’s Literature,” will take place on Thursday 12 November and Friday 13 November. We kick off with Julia Marshall’s keynote at the Dunedin Public Library on Thursday evening at 7 pm in the Dunningham Suite, followed by a reception. Julia is a Honours graduate of Otago and publisher of Gecko Press, one of NZ’s most innovative children’s publishers.  Academic talks follow on Friday, with a full program of engaging speakers (download confirmed program). Registration is now open: $60 full/ $30 students and seniors (download Registration form), including lunch and morning and afternoon tea. We do hope you’ll be able to join us.