A Journal of International Children's Literature
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature (ISSN 0006 7377) is a refereed journal published quarterly by IBBY.
The editors, Sylvia Vardell and Catherine Kurkjian, work in cooperation with
an international Editorial Review Board, guest reviewers and correspondents
who are nominated by IBBY National Sections.
Bookbird aims to communicate new ideas to the whole community of readers interested in children's books.
From 2009 Bookbird will be open to any topic in the field of international
children's literature. The editors will also include themed issues and will
post calls for manuscripts on the IBBY website. Bookbird will include News
of IBBY projects and events that are highlighted in the Focus IBBY column.
Other regular features include coverage of children's literature studies and
children's literature awards around the world. Bookbird also pays special
attention to reading promotion projects worldwide.
The editorial office is supported by Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut in the USA.
Bookbird back issues
All back issues of Bookbird from 1963 to 2008 are available to download from the IBBY Archives at ALO. Click here to explore over forty years of our journal.
All issues 2008 to 2/2010 are available by subscription through Project Muse: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/bookbird/
Contents of issues 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Japanese translation of published Bookbird issues
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Submissions
Call for Manuscripts
POETRY: We invite submissions that examine poetry for young people through various cultural perspectives as well as though an international cultural lens. What is unique to particular cultures and what is universal to the imagery, music and multiple formats of contemporary poetry for young people?
Issue Vol 49 No 2
Deadline: August 1, 2010
Publication: April 2011
For full details open the following link: Call for Special Topic Issues February 2010
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Bookbird Editorial Office:
Ms Catherine Kurkjian
62 Flagg Road
West Hartford, CT 06117
USA
E-mail: kurkjianc@att.net
Ms Sylvia Vardell
9440 Viewside Drive
Dallas, TX 75231
USA
E-mail: svardell@twu.edu
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