Children's Literature Hawai'i

06/05/2026

It all begins with Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) at Tenney Theatre tonight. You can read more about how to get to Tenney Theatre on HTY’s website: https://www.htyweb.org/contact/

We’ll be having readings from our featured guests and performances from HTY, along with a Q&A with the audience! Please note that we are not planning on livestreaming this performance over Zoom; the rest of the Conference (Saturday and Sunday) will be hybrid, and we hope to have a recording of the HTY performance that we can share with those of you who can’t make it to Tenney Theatre tonight.

Then, starting tomorrow, we’re moving to Chaminade University and online for Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7. As a reminder, there is NO COST for most of these events (though we, of course, sincerely ask for your help in allowing us to continue holding these Conferences).

REMINDER: We’ll be giving out door prizes, and you can enter by joining CLH or renewing a membership, donating any amount, and/or filling out the all-Conference evaluation form.

In addition, we are going to raffle off book bundles donated to us by da Shop! These raffles will take place during the autograph session at 4:30-5:00 p.m. on Saturday and during our Talk Story session at 1:00-1:30 p.m. and the autograph session at 4:30-5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

You can still register for our Conference! https://forms.gle/G1vFtYZsE9WJ7kuq9 Those of you who have, we’ll see you soon!

05/31/2026

We just sent out our latest newsletter. Have you seen it yet? Registration is still open, and the fun starts this upcoming Friday, June 5! https://childrensliteraturehawaii.substack.com/p/five-days-left

As a reminder, there is NO COST for almost any of these events (though we, of course, sincerely ask for your help in allowing us to continue holding these Conferences).

In our newsletter, we mention the free networking event that SCBWI Hawaii has kindly partnered with us to hold and sponsor! You can read more about it in our newsletter.

Also in that newsletter: a mention of our CLH Hall of Fame 2026 Padlet for Graham Salisbury! Please be sure to check it out and add to it in advance of his induction into our Hall of Fame on Sunday, June 7.

Again, registration is still open. We're so excited to see you!

05/23/2026

It all starts on June 5! We're partnering up with the amazing Honolulu Theatre for Youth to kick off our 2026 Conference.

Scan the QR code to be taken to our registration form our check out our website in our bio for more. We can't wait to see you!

05/22/2026

We just sent out our latest newsletter. Check it out at https://childrensliteraturehawaii.substack.com/p/two-more-weeks and be sure to register for our Conference! TWO MORE WEEKS!

In addition to revealing our updated schedule (with panel information) and contest winners, we also discuss the upcoming Read To Me International Conference and an amazing workshop opportunity at Chaminade University.

05/20/2026

Reminder that registration for our 2026 Conference, June 5-7, is still open! This year's Conference is hybrid, so you can attend either online or in person—or both!

Check out our website at https://www.childrenslithawaii.org/ OR scan the QR code in the first image to be taken directly to our registration form!

05/15/2026

Three more weeks until our 2026 Conference! Check out our website at https://www.childrenslithawaii.org/ to see the schedule and list of sessions. Then make sure to register! We're going to have such a great time.

05/10/2026

Registration and voting for our Art & Writing Contests are now open! Find out more by reading our newest newsletter:

We are open for registration for our 2026 Conference (June 5-7)—but we also need your help. Plus, you can now vote in our Art & Writing Contests!

03/29/2026

Reminder: Our youth and teen Art & Writing Contests are open until April 11!

For Art: Design a cover for your favorite book OR draw your favorite scene from a book.

For Writing: Write a poem about the place you call home.

For more details, and to access the entry forms, please check out our contest page here: https://www.childrenslithawaii.org/2026-conference/2026-writing-and-art-contest/

02/20/2026

It's a bird!
It's a plane!
It's... OUR 2026 CONFERENCE LOGO!

Thank you to the incredible Jing Jing Tsong, our featured illustrator for our 2026 Conference, for creating this year's Conference logo! We're so in love with it. You can read more about Jing Jing and our upcoming Conference on our website at https://www.childrenslithawaii.org!

02/01/2026

*taps mic* Is this thing on?

Hi, everyone! Our latest newsletter is now up! Check it out to read about our featured guests for our 2026 Conference (June 5-7) and read about our youth contests: https://childrensliteraturehawaii.substack.com/p/oh-oh-oh-its-magic