IBBY Belgium – Flemish Branch – IBBY Flanders

The Flemish Branch of  IBBY-Belgium is affiliated with Stichting Lezen / Focuspunt Jeugdliteratuur (the Reading Association / Centre for Children’s Literature), and is therefore located in Antwerp.

The Centre has a complete collection of children’s books by Flemish authors, illustrators and translators published after 1976. In addition, the centre has a fine collection of specialized literature in the field of children’s books and reading promotion, ranging from reference works and monographs, periodicals, congress reports, exhibition catalogues to cuttings collections.

The centre organises trainings for (aspiring) teachers, librarians, and other children’s books aficionados, hosts the Book Quest site for children (www.boekenzoeker.org) and the website www.villakakelbont.be. This website gives visitors the hottest news about children’s books, and information about authors, illustrators, translators and books.

IBBY-Flanders also coordinates the nomination of the Andersen Awards and the IBBY Honour List, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the BiB/Biennale of Bratislava.

A yearly activity is a visit to Children’s Book Fair in Montreuil, near Paris, which is a good opportunity to introduce Flemish illustrators and other professionals to the latest French publications.

The Flemish Branch of IBBY Belgium is supported by the Foundation for Flemish Literature.