At the 24th Congress of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature, held in Stockholm in August 2019, Dr Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak was re-elected to the Executive Board of the IRSCL. The Board also includes researchers from Australia, Chile, the Netherlands, Sweden, the USA, and the United Kingdom. Dr Deszcz-Tryhubczak will again be responsible for coordinating an international mentoring programme for early career researchers in the field of children’s literature and culture.