Dr Leah Phillips

Senior Lecturer & Programme Leader for the BA English & MA ChYA at @marjonuni. Author of Female Heroes in YA Fantasy, Founder of @YAStudiesAssoc. Views my own.

[YA Studies Association @YAStudiesAssoc]

The YASA Theory Reading Group is 💥BACK💥 this coming Thursday, 11 September, at 6pm GMT over Zoom. Come join us to discuss Bonnie Kneen's "The Desiring Girl in South African Young Adult Fiction." See you there!

[Int'l Research Society for Children's Literature @IRSCL_News]

#CFP: "Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People" Online conference
11-12 February 2026
University of Münster
Deadline: 31st August 2025
Website: https://t.co/rgXxDUylWd

[YA Studies Association @YAStudiesAssoc]

The first panel of YASA's Seminar Series is next week- Beth Kemp and Supriya Baijal (@baijal_supriya) will be ringing in the 2025 Seminar season for us on 16 June, 2025 at 11:00 GMT. Hope to see you there!

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

I'm not retweeting it, but...

Do they not realise that red lightsabers are the lightsabers of the bad guys????

[YA Studies Association @YAStudiesAssoc]

YASA members! The YASA Seminar Series 2025 is on the horizon. ☀️ Like the YASA conference, this is a great opportunity to explore emerging ideas and new directions with an audience of fellow YA studies scholars. Deadline to apply is 27 April 2025. Application form in bio!😊

[Assoc. for Children’s Literature in South Asia @ACLiSA_]

Don't forget to register by 21st midnight IST!! The first talk in our Speaker Series is almost here!

[Dr Jennie Gouck @jenniegouck]

Upcoming conference: Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Children's and Young Adult Literature.

💻 Online
🗓️ 12-14 November 2025
🚨 Deadline for proposals 2 May 2025

More details here: https://t.co/D4CoIa4400

@uni_muenster @chlatweets @IRSCL_News @YAStudiesAssoc @mother_net

[YA Studies Association @YAStudiesAssoc]

YASA's Theory Reading Group returns this Thursday, 13 Feb. @7pm GMT. Come join us! 😊 And keep an eye out for the full 2025 theory group schedule next week 👀🕵️

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

@NWalkerPE Oh, Nathan!! Huge honour and recognition of your work!!!!

[Prof Melanie Ramdarshan Bold @ILoveCopyright]

Congrats to @storyriver and @clpe1 on the excellent annual #ReflectingRealities report. Sadly, the significant drop in representation is what many of us feared/predicted would happen. Let this be a wake-up call for publishers to stay committed to truly representing all of society

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

Thought I’d make this even easier… https://t.co/v0e6XcTjaI

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

Come find me on the bluer skies place. I’m there as lephill 😊

I’ve not been overly active here for a while, but I’m finding all sorts of joy and delightful chatter. It’s all new and shiny! (Let’s not break it)

[Dr. Rebecca Rowe @Rebecca_L_Rowe]

I am thrilled to announce that the Adaptation and Childhood special issue of the journal Adaptation that I guest edited with @HuntsLeine is now live! Come read all about how children's literature and the very concept of childhood get adapted across media: https://t.co/TcpJcyvsCj

[UofG Fantasy @UofGFantasy]

📢EVENT ALERT📢

Where? @UofGlasgow
When? 3rd April 2025

We are ecstatic to launch the #CfP for our upcoming #symposium: '#Publishing #Fantasy for Younger Readers' featuring a #keynote by the fantastic @FrancesHardinge!

#Glasgow #WhatsOnGlasgow #Academia #Conference

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

Come find me on the bluer skies place. I’m there as lephill 😊

I’ve not been overly active here for a while, but I’m finding all sorts of joy and delightful chatter. It’s all new and shiny! (Let’s not break it)

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

@Louiestowell It’s Friday? But, also, kicking the still crunchy sycamore leaves covering the path between our garden and car.

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

@StagecoachSW what’s up the 1 to Tavistock? I’ve been at Derriford North for an hour, and it’s looking like I won’t make it to Tavi to catch the 85 at 1730, meaning I can’t get home.

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

Every groundbreaking discovery in science started with someone willing to challenge their own assumptions. Your next literature review could be the one that changes everything.

Your academic work needs to fight confirmation bias.

It's blocking you from great research.

And it's easier to fix than you think.

Here's how to destroy confirmation bias in your research:

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

@NWalkerPE Oh, colleague-friend, does it help to know I’ve be right there with you (recently) & will likely be there again & too soon?

Better, a few days ago - seriously - I saw a post (podcast episode, I think), & I vividly remember being v impressed with things you’re getting up to! ❤️

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

@SuzeTheObscure @YAStudiesAssoc I miss you all too!!! And, thank you!!!

[Dr Leah Phillips @Le_phill]

🥹😍🥹😍

I’m tied up in too many work things to participate as I wanted to … but there aren’t enough words to express how ridiculously proud I am of the whole @YAStudiesAssoc team!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[YA Studies Association @YAStudiesAssoc]

Tomorrow is the first day of the YASA 2024 conference! This week, we will be posting a conference schedule each night so you can save or screenshot the next day's events and make sure you don't miss out on any of the awesome events, panels, or roundtables. See you tomorrow! ☺️