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The Forbidden Fruit conference focussed on the censorship of print, electronic and other literary and information resources for young people.

Following on from this conference, there will a conference focussing on health information for young people in Chester on 23rd and 24th June 2009. Click here for further details.

It was an opportunity for practitioners from libraries, information services and education, researchers from a range of disciples, publishers, authors and policymakers from all sectors interested in to meet, network and share experiences.

Topics included:
  • Graphic novels
  • Gay & lesbian fiction
  • Students' perspectives on book banning
  • Attitudes towards censorship in different cultures
  • The history of censorship
  • Internet and mobile censorship
  • The availability of controversial titles
  • Pre-censorship
  • Translations and adaptations
  • Professional attitudes towards censorship.
The conference proceedings are now available in print or as an e-book from BrownWalker Press