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IBBY Documentation Centre Of Books for Disabled Young People

The new catalog Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2013 can be

ordered at the IBBY Secretariat.







IBBY Regional Conference for Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa – CANA

The first IBBY Regional Conference for Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa – CANA – took place in Sharjah, UAE from 21-23 April 2013. Most of the presentations from this year’s conference will be available in early August through YouTube, other social websites and the UAEBBY newsletter.

Thank you to all the participants who came together and were part of a wonderful conference experience.

 

Keep visiting the website:       www.uaebby.org.ae

Youtube channel:                    www.youtube.com/user/UAEBBY

Twitter:                                    @UAEBBY

Instagram:                               www.instagram.com/uaebby/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/UAEBBY/186433738131012





European Newsletter



Read the latest news from the IBBY sections in Europe.





IBBY’s Journal Bookbird Seeks New Editor

Bookbird, Inc. the managing board of IBBY’s journal, Bookbird: a Journal of International Children’s Literature seeks an editor or editorial team to take over from the current editor whose term of office finishes with the publication of the October 2014 issue.

 

The application deadline is August 1st 2013. 

 

For complete announcement click here





Sharjah IBBY Fund to support two new initiatives in Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Advisory Committee of the Sharjah IBBY Fund has announced the approval of two new projects in Afghanistan and Pakistan to be financed by the Fund.

 

Full Press Release





IBBY Announces the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury and Nominees

For the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2014 Jury and Nominees click here.





Call for papers for the Congreso Internacional Lectura 2013 Habana, Cuba

Congreso Internacional Lectura 2013: para leer el xxI 

Se ha de conocer las fuerzas del mundo para ponerlas a trabajar

22-26 october 2013

Deadline for sumissions 30 May 2013

 

www.ibbycuba.org/congreso_lectura





Call for Papers for 34th IBBY International Congress Mexico City

10-13 September 2014 in Mexico City .

Theme: May everyone really mean everyone / Reading as an inclusive experience.

 

Call for papers download

Central Topics pdf

 

Congress website: http://www.ibbycongress2014.org

IBBY Mexico A Leer: ibbymexico@ibbymexico.org.mx





Are you ready for the next issue of Bookbird?

Subscribe to IBBY's Journal Bookbird and keep up with all the latest trends in international children's literature.

 

Issue 2 / 2013 is out! Click here to see the list of contents, and then subscribe at:  SUBSCRIPTIONS





USBBY Bridges goes online

The Spring 2013 issue of Bridges, a USBBY publication is now available. Beginning with this spring issue, Bridges will be available online only.

 

Bridges Spring 2013





Registration now open for IBBY Regional

The 10th IBBY Regional Conference comes to St. Louis in 2013

 

10th IBBY Regional Conference: "BookJoy Around the World” co-sponsored by the St. Louis Public Library, October 18-20, 2013.

 

Go to the USBBY home page to access registration form and additional conference information.

 

Registration is now open. Early Bird rates apply for members and non-members until June 15!





Asia and Oceania Regional IBBY Congress May 2013

Indonesian Section of IBBY is excited to announce the 1st Asia and Oceania regional IBBY Congress to be held in Bali, Indonesia, May 23rd -26th, 2013. This inaugural congress will facilitate various ideas of efforts to strengthen IBBY National Sections in the region, featuring the uniqueness of Asia and Oceania regional stories which can play in the world of children’s literature market and to be used idealistically to educate children about respect, understanding, and tolerance in the global multicultural society.

 

Congress link





Congreso Internacional Lectura 2013: para leer el XXI 22-26 October 2013

IBBY Cuba announces the Congreso Internacional Lectura 2013: para Leer el XXI 

Se ha de conocer las fuerzas del mundo para ponerlas a trabajar 


Bulletin pdf





USBBY Regional Conference 2013

10th IBBY Regional Conference

Date: October 18th-20th 2013

Site: The Historic St. Louis Public Library in St. Louis, Missouri

Register now!

 

Information and registration form





International Conference on Literacy through Literature 2014

IBBY India / Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (AWIC) organises the International Conference on Literacy through Literature to be held in New Delhi, India,  February 6th -8th, 2014.

 

Flyer pdf

Registration form pdf





33rd IBBY Congress Videos, London 2012

A selection of videos of some of the plenary and other sessions are now available on the Congress website.

Link





IBBY Film

To celebrate the Hans Christian Andersen Awards, IBBY, with support from the Frankfurt Book Fair, organized a panel discussion featuring the Awards.  The participants were Junko Yokota a former HCAA juror, Wally de Doncker immediate past Vice President of IBBY, David Almond  winner of the 2010 HCA Award for writing, Roger Mello two-time finalist for the illustrator Award, and Miriam Gabriela Möllers an expert on children's and youth literature who acted as moderator.
 

View a shortened version of the discussion here.





33rd IBBY Congress London 2012

Read the blogs and see the photographs

www.ibbycongress2012.org





New IBBY Honour List 2012

The Honour List 2012 was presented at the IBBY Congress in London on the 25th of August 2012. Catalogs can be ordered from the Secretariat.

 

 Honour List 2012