The summer months are in full swing now, with the possibility of better weather on our beautiful green isle (“possibility” being an important word here). As the holidays and other leisu…

With the 2026 edition of the Irish Times supplement, Fighting Words, being published a few days ago, fellow student Caoimhe Creed gives us an insight into her involvement with it, as well as a part…

As the busy side of the 25/26 academic year closes and students of the MA dig deep into putting their dissertations together, one of our students, Franka, gives us an insight into her year in DCU a…

April 2nd is International Children’s Book Day. Dr Jennifer Mooney writes about Jella Lepman’s dream of building peace through children’s literature immediately after the…

This week we are delighted to welcome Kate O’Brien, a past student of the MA, who kindly shares with us her thoughts on reading for pleasure and the use of LLMs when writing for children. This is K…

A new and (presumably) prestigious Children’s Book Award has just been announced. Ever up-to-date, your Adjunct Professor, Peter Hunt, has been pondering on the implications – how we might play wit…

Welcome to our MA in Children's and Young Adult Literature Blog - we hope you enjoy reading about our research and events, and all things children’s literature related here.

Your faithful Adjunct Professor, Peter Hunt, has been having a few summery thoughts in various green shades, just to tide you over through the dreadful dry weeks when DCU won’t lecture to you. Most…

There were opportunities to give Snow White more agency. Instead she is still waiting for a kiss from a man she hasn’t consented to.

Valerie Coghlan, the president of Bookbird, shares her experience attending IBBY Congress Trieste 2024. From insightful discussions to lively cultural events (and even some daring Greek dancing!), …

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