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IBBYUK

  1. Save the date for this IBBY event. Honour list author Marcus Sedgwick speaking at Free Word Centre June 26
  2. Reading for Pleasure conference at CLPE Fri 15 June. Speakers include Michael Rosen clpe.co.uk
  3. Register for IBBY congress by May to secure accommodation at Imperial College
  4. Chinese/UK illustrators IBBY seminar at the London Book Fair April 16
  5. April 2nd. Today is International Children's Book Day
  6. 2012 is IBBY's Diamond Jubilee year!
  7. Winner of Hans Christian Andersen Author Award is Maria Teresa Andruetto from Argentina
  8. Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award is Peter Sis nominated by Czech Republic
  9. Afghanistan newest IBBY section - the 77th!
  10. Shortlists for Andersen awards ibby.org Winners announced Mon at Bologna
  11. IBBY Congress 2012 - our pre and post programme tours are now available to book. Check them out at ibbycongress2012.org/programme-tour…
  12. 2012 Congress programme announced www.ibbycongress2012.org
  13. Only 4 more days to submit a poster session for the 33rd IBBY Congress in London - ibbycongress2012.org/poster-session…
  14. Interview between Shaun Tan & Neil Gaiman in today's Guardian Review.
  15. Registration is now open for the 2012 IBBY Congress in London. Find out more and register at ibbycongress2012.org/register.php
  16. IBBY/NCRCL conference 'It doesn't have to rhyme: children & poetry' Nov 12 Roehampton Univ estore.roehampton.ac.uk
  17. Congress Bookshop - Bookshops are invited to tender to provide the bookshop at the 2012 IBBY Congress in London - www.ibbycongress2012.org
  18. An evening with John Burningham and Philip Pullman, the IBBY UK nominees for the 2012 HCA Awards - 18 October at 7pm. www.ibby.org.uk
  19. Q & A with Patsy Aldana who will be a speaker at IBBY congress 2012 in London bit.ly/qZ9363
  20. More speakers announced for IBBY congress 2012: Beverley Naidoo and Jamila Gavin. www.ibbycongress2012.org