14th Annual British Women Writers Conference 23 - 26 March 2006. Gainesville, Florida

Special Events

	Book Exhibition at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature
The Special Collections exhibit for BWWC 2006 will feature historic books from 18th- and 19th-century British women writers and illustrators of children's books, including Kate Greenaway, Beatrix Potter, and Christina Rossetti. In conjunction with Lynne Vallone's keynote, the exhibit will also feature a display case devoted to Mary, Queen of Scots. For more information about the University of Florida's Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, including use of the library's collection, visit the collection's website: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/baldwin/baldwin.html. Please note that the Baldwin Library is not open on Saturday or Sunday, so those individuals wishing to do independent research in the collection should make their travel arrangements accordingly.
	Art Exhibition at the Grinter Gallery
Focusing on the theme of gender bending, this art exhibition will explore the transatlantic intersections between fin-de-siécle England and Florida, as the state came to prominence in its contemporary role as contact zone. Click here to visit the online catalog of the exhibit. For more information about the University of Florida's Grinter Gallery, visit the gallery's website: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/galleries/grinter/grinter_home.html.