This was the programme for Diverse Voices? Curating a National History of Children's Books. All sessions reflected on and responded to the symposium's themes:

• Opening keynote, S.I. Martin, chaired by Professor Matthew Grenby
• Verna Wilkins on diverse voices in children's publishing, chaired by Pam Dix
• Panel discussion on contemporary trends, with Sita Brahmachari, Candy Gourlay, Yu Rong and SF Said, chaired by Aishwarya Subramanian
• Children's book prizes, with Jake Hope and Alex Wheatle MBE, chaired by Dr Lucy Pearson
• Collecting and curating diverse children's books with Sarah Lawrance, Professor Karen Sands O'Connor and Beverley Naidoo, including a handling session with material from the Seven Stories Collection
• In conversation with Catherine Johnson and Patrice Lawrence, chaired by Darren Chetty