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IBBY Newsletter 2|2009
IBBY National Sections
Many sections produce their own newsletters to share with their national
members.
The latest ones to arrive at the IBBY Secretariat are from IBBY Australia, IBBY
South Africa and IBBY Ireland.
IBBY South Africa: www.ibbysa.org.za
IBBY Ireland: www.ibbyireland.ie
IBBY Australia:
www.ibby.org/Australia
Visit IBBY Worldwide to read
about activities in your country.
News from the IBBY Executive Committee meeting
The EC met in Shah Alam just outside Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia in September.
Despite the exotic location and myriad distractions the members of the EC worked
hard during two long days of discussions.
The IBBY Yamada workshop
programme 2010: projects submitted by the IBBY sections of Indonesia,
Mexico, Nepal, Peru and Zambia were accepted. IBBY France will run a
three-week training course for a librarian from Burkina Faso under the
IBBY-Yamada Scholarship scheme. Watch the IBBY website for reports and
updates of all the projects.
The IBBY Children in Crisis
projects are progressing. A new project was accepted from IBBY Indonesia
to bring some relief to the children of Padang in Sumatra after the devastating
earthquake in August, further funding is by the IBBY Yamada Fund. The
workshop in Turkey to discuss the reading culture in Afghanistan was discussed
and you can read the report on the IBBY website under the
Children in Crisis Programme.
Donations to the IBBY programme were announced from Deborah Ellis, Rukhsana
Khan, Merle Harris, Christina Minaki and Katherine Paterson. We gratefully
acknowledge their generous support.
Fundraising for the IBBY projects is crucial and without a renewed fundraising
campaign many of our workshops will not be able to take place. If you
would like to support our work please think about sponsoring. (How
to make a donation)
The Hans Christian Andersen 2010
Award Jury will meet in Basel on 13 and 14 March 2010. The sort list
will be immediately released and the winners will be announced at the IBBY Press
Conference at the Bologna Book Fair on Monday, 23 March 2010.
IBBY World Congress 2010
A forza das minorías - La fuerza de las minorías - The Strength of Minorities
Visit www.ibbycompostela2010.org
for the latest news. Register and pay now to get the 20% early-bird
discount! Valid until 30 November, and 10% discount until 30 April 2010.
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
Subscribe online to receive IBBY's quarterly journal about international
children's literature: news, trends, profiles, reviews, and much more.
www.press.jhu.edu/journals/bookbird or through the
IBBY website
Bologna Book Fair 2010: Four Days Long
The 2010 Bologna Children's Book Fair has been extended by one day to bring it
back to its usual 4-day event: 23-26 March 2010. The IBBY press conference
will take place on Tuesday, 23 March at 14:30 in the Sala Concerto. The
winners of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Awards and the 2010 IBBY-Asahi
Reading Promotion Awards will be announced.
www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it
Prizes and Awards
IBBY Turkey's Best Books of the Year Awards
Since 2004 the Turkish section of IBBY has chosen the best books of the year to
encourage writers, illustrators and publishers for children. In celebration of
the 15th anniversary of Turkish IBBY a special category was introduced: The Best
Children's Poetry Book of the Last Fifteen Years. The awards were
presented to the winners at the Istanbul Book Fair n 8 November 2009.
Click here for the list of
selected books.
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2009 – German Youth Literature Award 2009
Given annually by the German Section of IBBY with support from the
Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen
und Jugend
The 2009 awards were announced during the Frankfurt Book Fair on Thursday, 16
October. This year's special award for her complete works went to
illustrator Jutta Bauer. The full list of winners can be found on the
German IBBY website:
www.jugendliteratur.org.
BIB'09
Spanish illustrator Josep Antoni Tássies Penella wins the 2009 Grand Prix. For
the full results go to www.bibiana.sk
Premio Iberoamericano SM de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil
The winner of the 2009 Premio is María Teresa Andruetto from Argentina.
For the full press release
click here.
3rd Tallinn Illustration Triennial: The Power of Pictures
Click here for the press release announcing the results of the 3rd Triennial
of Estonian illustrations.
The exhibition will be open until 30 November at the main Exhibition Hall,
National Library of Estonia, Tonismägi 2, Tallinn.
Alida Cutts Lifetime Membership Awards
Two recipients of the Alida Cutts Lifetime Membership Award were honoured at the
recent 8th IBBY Regional Conference in St Charles, Illinois. Anne
Pellowski and Katherine Paterson were honoured for their long commitment to
children's literature.
To see the pictures of Anne and Katherine receiving their awards from Alida
Cutts go to the USBBY website and download the conference powerpoint of the
event: www.usbby.org
Prix TD 2009 de littérature canadienne pour l'enfance et la jeunesse
For Chère Traudi by Anne Villeneuve.
Click here for the press release.
[2009/12/02]
The First Student Conference to Commemorate Mowlana in
On the occasion of the year 2007 which is entitled the year of Mowlana
and for the sake of honoring the culture and glories of
The conference has commenced by reading the
message of Islamic
The above mentioned conference was held on
6 December in
International Children's Book Day 2006: 2 April
Niloofar Mahdian, of Children`s Book Council, has been granted the fellowship of the International Youth Library at Munich which is given to up to 12 applicants each year from all over the world. She is going to study "the feminist approach to children`s literature" during her 3 months stay at the library from August to October 2007.
Creativity at The Tehran Correctional
Institute,
An exhibition of paintings by boys at Tehran Correctional Institute is held from
10 to 14 December (19 to 23 Azar) at Mirmiran Hall of The Iranian Artists Forum.
The exhibition is the result of group work supervised by two illustrators Ali
Bouzari and Faranak Salehi, since a year ago. There are more than 60 paintings
created in a variety of techniques and styles, for sale at the exhibition. The
exhibition is supported by Children`s Book Council of Iran (Shoraye Ketabe
Koodak), The Correctional Institute, Nazar Cultural and Publishing Institute,
Illustrators of Children`s Books Association, and Digaran Design Office. The
inaugural ceremony is from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Beethoven Hall of The Iranian
Artists Forum.
Anouncment
Children`s Book Council (Shoraye Ketabe Koodak) in going to celeberate the role of Abbas Yamini Sharif as a poet, writer, educator and a friend of children and co-founder of CBC from 19 to 21 Dec. 2006 (28-30 Azar 1385) . All those who might have done research on him are cordially invited to send their material to CBC.
Children`s
Book Council of Iran (CBC)
Shoraye Ketabe Koodak
Phone: 66408074
Address: No. 69(second floor), Vahid Nazari St . , Aboureyhan St. , Enqelab St.
, Tehran , Iran
POBox
13145-133
Members of CBC, family and friends gathered at the Iranian Artists Forum on October 10 2006 to commemorate the loss of a dear friend. Mansoureh Raii will be remmembered for her many contributions to children's literature in Iran and to its introduction outside the country, as a teacher, researcher, EC member, Hans Christian Andersen jury member, founding member of the Encyclopedia for Young People, and BookBird editor and Secretary of Pooya Educational Research Association. Besides talks by colleagues and family members, photos and films brought back warm memories.
invitation
The first
International Congress on Childhood Cancer (ICCC-2006) will be held at MAHAK
(The Society to Support Children Suffering from Cancer) ,from 29 to 31 October
2006 (7-9 Aban 1385).
It is very important that for the first time in Iran an NGO dealing with books
and children that is Children`s Book Council (Shoraye Ketabe Koodak) has been
invited to contribute talks and hold an exhibition about the importance of books
for children in hospital environment. Ms. Maryam Ahmadi and Mr. Masood Naseri
will speak on 29 Oct (7 Aban), and proper books for sick children are shown to
the audience by CBC`s Committee of Books for Sick Children during the event. All
those interested are cordially invited to participate in the session. The
conference will be held at 2-5 pm. in MAHAK Childhood Cancer Hospital in Oshon
Blvd. , Darabad, Tehran , Iran.
Members of Children`s Book Council (CBC), guests and press, gathered in its library to listen to the reports of Mrs. Ghaeni, Hans Christian Andersen Jury president 2006-2008, and Ms. Taraneh Matloob, who were present at the 30th IBBY Congress in Macau, 20-24 September 2006). In this session which was held on 18 Oct. 2006 (26 Mehr 1385) , Mrs. Ghaeni talked about her participation in the IBBY sessions, as well as her new plans and responsibilities as jury president. Ms. Taraneh Matloob talked about her paper entitled "The Use of Multimedia to Present and Preserve Lullabies in Iran " which was presented at the Congress, as well as her memories of the interesting scenes she had come across during the Congress. It should be noted that Professors Parirokh and Fattahi, of the Department of Library and Information Science of Ferdosi University of Mashhad also presented their articles at the Congress, and the Center for Cultural Development of Children (CCDC) had been nominated for the IBBY-ASAHI Reading Promotion Award. Also in the session, Mr. Mohammadi, CBC's nominnee for the Hans Christian Anderson Award for 2006 was presented with a diploma; IBBy Honor List Diplomas were presented to Ms. Vakili, the late Ms. Vaezi, Mr. Akbarpour, and Mr. Shafii and their publishers, namely Ofogh, Golban and Shabaviz.
- Ms. Mansoureh Raii passed away
IBBY Iran announces with great regret the passing away of Ms. Mansoureh Raii, after years of fight against cancer on 25 July 2006. Distinguished educator and specialist in children's literature, Mansoureh served on the Children's Book Council EC from 1979 to 2006 and played a major role in its growth.
Fervent supporter of IBBY's aims and objectives, she acted as BookBird editor for long years and served as a Hans Christian Andersen Jury member in 1998 and 2000.
- A Great Opportunity for Young Iranian Illustrators
Linda Wolfsgruber
Linda Wolfsgruber, the Austrian award-winning illustrator, is now in Iran. She came to Iran in 2005 for a year drawing project sponsored by the government of Austria. Meanwhile, she voluntarily held two illustration workshops for 21 young Iranian illustrators in the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children (Kanoon) in Tehran ...
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Click here for photos from workshop
- The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2006
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2006 goes to the American author Katherine Paterson ...
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Katherine Paterson's own website: www.terabithia.com
- IBBY Announces the Winners of the 2006 IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award
[Click Here]
- IBBY Announces the Winners of the Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2006
[Click Here]
- Invitation
International Board on Books for Young People is pleased to invite friends and members of the
press to join us for the following presentations "International Children’s Book Day 2006"
sponsored by IBBY Slovakia Conferment of Honorary Membership on Laura Sandroni, Brazil
IBBY Projects
Workshop in Kigali, Rwanda
Books for Africa. Books from Africa
Reading to Recovery: Children after the Tsunami
Bookbird
A Journal of International Children’s Literature
30th IBBY Congress, Beijing China, 2006
Children’s Literature and Social Development
The IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award 2006
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2006
We look forward to seeing you at the Bologna Children's Book Fair Auditorium “Concerto” Services Centre Block D
Monday, 27 March 2006, 2.30 pm
and thereafter during the reception at the IBBY Stand Hall 29 A 51
- IBBY News
The IBBY website has been updated.
Read about Korean IBBY’s plans for their 2006 Festival on Nami Island: Nambook-006: http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=536
Welcome IBBY Indonesia: http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=538
Read about IBBY Iran and their latest news: http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=428
See the IBBY Bulletin Board for new activities around the world: http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=499
Join IBBY in Bologna at the International Children’s Book Fair 2006!
Press Conference: Monday, 27 March 2006. 14:30 in sala Concerto
IBBY stand: hall 29, A/51
- IBBY Welcomes Pakistan NS
The National Section of Pakistan was accepted as a member of IBBY as of January 1, 2006.
- IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award 2006
The winner of the 2006 award will be announced at the IBBY Press Conference on Monday , 27 march 2006 at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
Libraries for Cultural Development have been nominated by IBBY section, Iran
to receive Asahi Reading promotion Award 2006
Since 2000 the project Libraries for Cultural Development has paid special attention to cultural activities and education for girls. The project is organized by the Center for the Cultural Development of Children (CCDC) in Tehran and aims at creating self-esteem amongst the young people of the villages. One of the aims of the project is to promote cultural literacy through quality books and cultural activities for children and young people aged 6 to 18 in deprived rural areas of Iran. The libraries are established as centers for reading , story telling, creative drama and author programs that allow the young people to meet their favorite authors.
- Exhibition of the HCAA 2006 candidates for illustration at the CBC Research Library
[Click Here]
Parnaz Nayeri 2006 HCAA Jury member, like her four Iranian predecessors organized an exhibition of the HCA candidates for illustration at the CBC Research Library, February 24-26 2006. Arranged by country all books had Persian summary translations. The Exhibition attracted more 150 visitors, mainly young graphic and art students.Well known illustrators such a F. Mesghali, N. Zarrinkelk, M.R. Dadgar and B. Gharibpour also came to see the works. The four last hours were devoted to discussion and comments. Parnaz found this part to be very interesting.
The main aim of the exhibition is to create prior awareness, for more fruitful discussions after the announcement of the award, and better use of the collection which is donated to the Research Library.
- 2005 Exhibition of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities
2005 Exhibition of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities has continued to tour Tehran at Modern Mother's Attitude Institute families participated in lively discussions; at Hosseiniyeh Ershad Public Libray, serving disabled young people was the focal point: and at the Iranian Artists Forum contents were relieved in several workshops. The collection will travel to Isfahan on March 6 and 7 2006 with four CBC colleagues, the two day Seminar is hosted by The Association of Friends of Children's Literature.
- Taraneh Matloob's application to present a seminar titled "The Use of Multimedia to Present and Preserve Lullabies in Iran" during the 30th IBBY Congress in Beijing, China (20-24 September 2006) has been accepted by the Congress Selection Committee.
also, her article was published in IBBY/NCRCL conference. The paper introduces the The Institute for Research on the History of Children's Literature (IRHCLI).
The bibliography:
Matloob, Taraneh. (2005), The History of Children’s Literature in Iran In:
The East meets West IBBY/NCRCL conference. pp 57-60 UK: Pied Piper Publishing Ltd
- Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2006 Nominees
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are presented every two years by IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important and lasting contribution to children's literature ...
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- Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury 2006
Jeff Garrett, Jury president, announced the following members of the Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury 2006 ...
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- IBBY Congress 2006
Children’s Books and Social Development is the theme of the 30th IBBY Congress, which will be held in Beijing, China on 20-24 September 2006 ...
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- IBBY Asahi Reading Promotion Award 2006
The winner of the 2006 award will be announced at the IBBY Press Conference on Monday, 27 march 2006 at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair ...
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- IBBY's Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2005 Exhibition in Iran
It has been more than two decades since Children Book Council of Iran (CBC- IBBY Iran) started its programs to create quality books for and on disabled children. Through several Unicef projects CBC has been able to create/publish such works and to promote the idea of inclusive library services ...
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- Iranian Candidates’ for The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Touran Mirhadi from Children’s Book Council for her 40 years experience and efforts for reading promotion and Ali Akbar Sadeghi from ... more
- 138 candidates from 55 countries are nominated to the 2006 year ALMA-award
138 candidates from all over the world are nominated to the next year Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. In total, 55 countries are represented among the nominations. The list of the candidates is available on the award website: www.alma.se
Altogether 104 candidates have been nominated in the category of author/illustrator/storyteller, and 34 candidates in the category of promoting reading (organisation/project/person).
- IBBY News:
:: A report about the recent Exhibition of Outstanding Books For Young People with Disabilities 2005 in Tehran, Iran
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=257
:: News of a project to bring books to the children of Afghanistan
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=257
:: Pictures of the recent Asian Storytelling Conference in New Delhi
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=257
:: Recipients of the Estonian IBBY's Tower of Babel Honour Diplomas 2005
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=499
:: Plus, all the news of the 2006 IBBY Congress
http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=388
The children's book council of Iran hosted "Hans Christian Andersen Bicentennial Celebrations" at "The Iranian Artists Forum". For more information visit http://www.iranao.com.
Results of the Hans Christian Andersen 2005
Children's Drawing Contest
Congratulations to
Arda Bayer
Marius Dorinel Lica
Almaz Abdrahmanovich Aidosov
