IBBY Calendar 2023
Please note that all in-person events are subject to change.
Details of national or regional events can be found in the Regional and National Sections newsletters in IBBY Worldwide. A more detailed Agenda for IBBY Members is on the Members' Site.
January
Publication of Bookbird issue Vol. 61.1/2023
March
Publication of Bookbird issue Vol. 61.2/2023
4 - 5 March
IBBY Executive Committee meeting in Bologna, Italy
6 - 9 March
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Stand: Hall 29 C51
The IBBY Stand at the Bologna Fair will feature:
2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award
IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2023
International Children's Book Day 2023
Bookbird
6 March
IBBY Press Conference at the Illustrators Café at Bologna Children's Book Fair
14.30 CET
Programme
• Welcome by IBBY President Sylvia Vardell
• IBBY news and activities
• International Children’s Book Day 2023, sponsored by IBBY Greece
• Bookbird: A Journal of International Children’s Literature
• 2024 IBBY World Congress in Trieste, Italy
• 2023 IBBY Selection ofOutstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities
• Nami Concours and NAMBOOK Festival 2023
• 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury and Nominees
April
23 April
Inauguration of World Book Capital 2023: Accra, Ghana
June
Publication of Bookbird issue 61.3/2021
Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee's special edition