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| Encouraging high standards of criticism, scholarship, research, and teaching in children's literature Annual Conference —an annual international conference devoted to the discussion and exploration of children's literature — the opportunity to network professionally with scholars interested in children's literature Publications —the sponsorship of two peer-reviewed academic journals: Children's Literature and the Children's Literature Association Quarterly —co-publication of scholarly books Awards —the Anne Devereaux Jordan Award, given to an individual whose scholarship and service have had a significant impact on children's literature scholarship —the ChLA Article Award, an annual award for the most significant critical article written about children's literature —the ChLA Book Award, an annual award for the most significant book of criticism, history, or scholarship in the field of children's literature —the Carol Gay Award, an annual award for the best undergraduate paper written about some aspect of children's literature —the Graduate Student Essay Award, an annual award for the best graduate paper written about some aspect of children's literature —the Phoenix Award, for the most outstanding book for children published twenty years earlier which did not receive a major award at the time of publication Grants —the Beiter Graduate Student Research Grants and Faculty Research Grants to assist members in research —the International Sponsorship Grant to sponsor an international scholar from a focus country to present a paper at the Association's annual conference |