Symposia

The Child and Book Journal regularly organizes symposia focusing on key topics in children’s and young adult literature. These events are intended for experts, creators, librarians, educators, and publishers. The symposia address current issues and challenges in the field, while also offering an opportunity for the exchange of opinions and ideas.

Symposium of the Journal Otrok in knjiga 2026

YOUTH LITERATURE, ITS DISTRIBUTION AND RECEPTION IN THE AGE OF CONTEMPORARY MEDIA
11 February 2026
Glazer Hall, University Library Maribor
The event is listed in the KATIS catalogue

PROGRAMME
Suzi Bricelj: Artificial Intelligence and Illustration in Children's and Young Adult Literature: New Perspectives or New Problems?
Marko Grobelnik: Creative and Critical Thinking with the Help of Artificial Intelligence
Aljoša Harlamov: The Book in the Age of “Content”: On Nonlinear Reading in Nonlinear Times
Lia Katarina Kompan Erzar: Tell Me Your Story – The Invaluable Role of Reading in Adolescent Development
Majda Koren: The Return of Books (From Books to the Web and Back Again)
Barbara Pregelj: Reading as a Digital and Analogue Workshop
Andreja Vidmar: Reading in the Contemporary World – Young People and the Future of Literature (Roundtable with Secondary School Students)

More information coming soon.

Past events