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IBBY SA Honour List Books 2012

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 03 Nov 2011   |   

The following announcement was made on Wednesday 26 October 2011
at a function held at the Centre for the Book in Cape Town:

These titles were nominated as IBBY SA’s Honour List Books 2011

1 Afrikaans author: Linda Rode for In die Nimmer-Immer-Bos.

2 English author: S.A. Partridge for Fuse.

3 Translator: André P. Brink for the Afrikaans translation of Die avonture van Alice
in Wonderland.

4 Illustrator: Joan Rankin for the illustrations of Just Sisi.

IBBY South Africa is one of 74 international sections of the International Board on Books for Young People.

IBBY SA serves as an umbrella body to bring together everyone involved with books and young people: readers, writers, illustrators, translators, editors, librarians, publishers.

The Honour List books will be presented at the IBBY World Congress in London 23–25 August 2012 as having made a special contribution to the recent literature for children and young people in South Africa.

For more information, contact
IBBY SA Chairperson
Robin Malan
at robinmal@iafrica.com
or on 076 169 2789

In die Nimmer-Immer-Bos
Tafelberg
ISBN:9780624047674

Fuse
Human & Rousseau
ISBN:9780798150873

Die avonture van Alice in Wonderland
Human & Rousseau
ISBN:9780798151511

Just Sisi
Human & Rousseau
ISBN:9780798152204

Book details

• In die Nimmer-Immer Bos by Linda Rode, illustrated by Fiona Moodie
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• Fuse by SA Partridge
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• Just Sisi by Wendy Hartmann, illustrated by Joan Rankin
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Changes to Dates and Venue of the 1st Biennial IBBY Africa Conference

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 18 Apr 2011   |   

Changes to dates and venue of the 1st Biennial IBBY Africa Conference – see below

Circulated by SCBWI (SA) for Prof Thomas van der Walt, CLRU, Department of Information Science, University of South Africa.

Enquiries: please contact Prof Thomas van der Walt

Fax: +27 12 4293792; e-mail: vdwaltb@unisa.ac.za

For more info go to http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=25142

1st Biennial IBBY Africa Conference: 31 August-2 September 2011

Venue: The Ranch, Polokwane, Limpopo Province

The travelling of stories: children’s literature and reading in and of Africa

Call for papers

· 31 August-2 September 2011

· Venue: The Ranch, Polokwane, Limpopo Province

· Organised by the Children’s Literature Research Unit, University of South Africa on behalf of the IBBY Branches of Africa

· Closing date for submissions: 15 June 2011

The following topics serve as suggestions:

The travelling of stories across borders and cultures

Children’s literature in translation

Folktales and imagination

Writing in indigenous/colonial/minority languages

Colonialism and post-colonialism in children’s literature

Traditional folktales and the modern tale

Cultural relevance of children’s books

The distinction between African children’s and adult books

Oral narratives and literary research

Converting oral literature into written literature

Literature for didactic purposes

The African diaspora and children’s literature

Reading across cultures

Library services for children

Reading in the information age

Comparative research in children’s literature and reading

Depicting reality in children’s books

Reading preferences of African children

Teaching children’s literature

Storytelling for young people

Publishing for children in the 2nd World

Abstracts of not more than 250 words that address particular issues regarding reading and children’s literature related to Africa and the developing world are welcomed.

Mail abstracts and direct enquiries to: Prof Thomas van der Walt, CLRU, Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, PO Box 392, 0003 Pretoria, South Africa Fax: +27 12 4293792 e-mail: vdwaltb@unisa.ac.za

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1st Biennial IBBY Africa Conference to be Held in Swaziland

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 13 Apr 2011   |   

1st Biennial IBBY Africa Conference: 1-3 September 2011

The biennial IBBY World Congress (International Board of Books for young People) is one of the most important international events that provides an opportunity for all those interested in children’s literature and children’s reading to meet and discuss matters of mutual interest. In addition to these international congresses, many national sections of IBBY organise either national or regional conferences. There is a regular regional conference in the USA that attracts delegates from North America, the Latin American sections of IBBY meet in Mexico every other year as well as at a biennial reading conference held in Havana, Cuba and the European Sections get together during the annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy.
During the 32nd international IBBY Congress held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain in September 2010, the members of IBBY gathered together in their regional groups and discussed ways of future cooperation and possibilities. The Children’s Literature Research Unit of the University of South Africa approached the delegates representing the African IBBY sections with an offer to organise a biennial conference in Africa. This was greeted with great enthusiasm and the first African Biennial IBBY Regional Conference is scheduled to take place in Swaziland in September 2011.
The travelling of stories: children’s literature and reading in and of Africa

* Call for Papers: 1st Biennial IBBY Africa Conference
* 1-3 September 2011
* Venue: Pigg’s Peak Hotel, Swaziland
* Organised by the Children’s Literature Research Unit, University of South Africa on behalf of the IBBY Branches of Africa
* Closing date for submissions: 15 June 2011

Abstracts of not more than 250 words that address particular issues regarding reading and children’s literature related to Africa and the developing world are welcomed.
The following topics serve as suggestions:

* The travelling of stories across borders and cultures
* Children’s literature in translation
* Folktales and imagination
* Writing in indigenous/colonial/minority languages
* Colonialism and post-colonialism in children’s literature
* Traditional folktales and the modern tale
* Cultural relevance of children’s books
* The distinction between African children’s and adult books
* Oral narratives and literary research
* Converting oral literature into written literature
* Literature for didactic purposes

* The African diaspora and children’s literature
* Reading across cultures
* Library services for children
* Reading in the information age
* Comparative research in children’s literature and reading
* Depicting reality in children’s books
* Reading preferences of African children
* Teaching children’s literature
* Storytelling for young people
* Publishing for children in the 2rd World

Selection Committee:
Prof Thomas van der Walt, CLRU, Department of Information Science, University of South Africa
Prof Nadia el-Kholy, Department of English, Cairo University, Egypt
Ms Evangeline Barongo,
Prof Marietha Niemann, Department of Education, University of South Africa
Prof Judith Inggs, School of Literature & Language Studies
University of the Witwatersrand
Mail abstracts and direct enquiries to:
Prof Thomas van der Walt, CLRU, Department of Information Science, University of South Africa, PO Box 392, 0003 Pretoria, South Africa
Fax: +27 12 4293792
e-mail: vdwaltb@unisa.ac.za

Exclusives Book IBBY SA Award Calls for South African Published Children's Books

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 02 Feb 2011   |   

Dear Publishers and Children’s Book People

Exclusive Books, in association with IBBY SA, is once again delighted to announce its sponsorship of the Exclusive Books IBBY SA Award, for the best original children’s picture book or illustrated children’s story book published in South Africa.

For the Exclusive Books IBBY SA Award 2011, we invite submissions of books published between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010. The rules and conditions are detailed below.

Please send submissions (two copies of each title) to Exclusive Books Head Office before the 30 April 2011.

Kind regards

Colleen Whitfield

Corporate Social Investment & Children’s Books Manager

Exclusive Books

1st Floor | Rivonia Village | 3 Mutual Road | Rivonia

Tel: 011 798 0000 | Fax: 086 682 8794 | colleenw@exclusivebooks.co.za

The Rules of the Exclusive Books IBBY SA Award

1 The name of the award is: ‘The Exclusive Books IBBY SA Award’.
2 It is awarded to the illustrated literary work for children (i.e. picture book or illustrated children’s story book or illustrated book of poems) adjudged the best in the period of adjudication.
3 Books that are clearly works of non-fiction are not eligible.
4 The award is R5 000.00 for the writer and R5 000.00 for the illustrator.
5 If the writer is also the illustrator, the award is R10 000.00.
6 If there are two or more writers or two or more illustrators, the respective award is shared equally.
7 The writer and illustrator must be South Africans, whether living in South Africa or not; or non-South Africans living and working in South Africa.
8 The book must be an original work written in any of the official South African languages.
9 The book should not be a re-issue or a re-working of a previously published book.
10 The book must have been published in South Africa.
11 The award is given to a book that is recognisably South African in character.
12 The award is made every second year, from 2007 onwards.
13 The two-year period for eligibility shall be the previous two calendar years.
14 The sponsor of the award is Exclusive Books, and the judging of the award is entirely in the hands of IBBY SA.
15 The jury will ideally consist of a non-practising publisher of children’s books, an academic in Fine Art with specialisation in design and book illustration, the Chairperson of IBBY SA, the IBBY SA Executive members responsible for the awards portfolio, and any members co-opted from the areas of design, public and school libraries, academic librarianship, and book-selection for children.
16 The jury is to be convened and chaired by a member of the IBBY SA Exec.
17 No staff-member of a participating publisher may sit on the jury; no writer or illustrator of a book that is entered may sit on the jury; no one who has contributed in any way to the production of a book that is entered may sit on the jury.
18 No correspondence concerning the adjudication or the award may be entered into.
19 A shortlist of five (or fewer) titles may be published some weeks before the final award is announced.
20 The award will be announced at an Exclusive Books event in September or October in a major South African city, the date, venue and details of the event being at the discretion of Exclusive Books.
21 Exclusive Books will invite all South African authors, illustrators and publishers to submit two copies of eligible titles between 1 February and 30 April of an awarding year.
22 The publisher of the winning book must be prepared to donate a minimum of ten copies for review and promotional purposes.

20 April 2007 / Updated 26 March 2009 / Updated 13 January 2011

Call for Papers for 1st Biennial IBBY Africa Conference

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 26 Jan 2011   |   

The travelling of stories: children’s literature and reading in and of Africa

Call for Papers

1st Biennial IBBY Africa Conference

21-23 September 2011

Venue: Pigg’s Peak Hotel, Swaziland

Organised by the Children’s Literature Research Unit, University of South Africa on
behalf of the IBBY Branches of Africa

Abstracts of not more than 250 words that address particular issues regarding reading
and children’s literature related to Africa and the developing world are welcomed.

The following topics serve as suggestions:

The travelling of stories across borders and cultures
Children’s literature in translation
Folktales and imagination
Writing in indigenous/colonial/minority languages
Colonialism and post-colonialism in children’s literature
Traditional folktales and the modern tale
Cultural relevance of children’s books
The distinction between African children’s and adult books
Oral narratives and literary research
Converting oral literature into written literature
Literature for didactic purposes
The African diaspora and children’s literature
Reading across cultures
Library services for children
Reading in the information age
Comparative research in children’s literature and reading
Depicting reality in children’s books
Reading preferences of African children
Teaching children’s literature
Storytelling for young people
Publishing for children in the 2rd World

Closing date for submissions: 15 June 2011

Mail abstracts and direct enquiries to:

Prof Thomas van der Walt, CLRU, Department of Information Science, University of
South Africa, PO Box 392, 0003 Pretoria, South Africa

Fax: +27 12 4293792

e-mail: vdwaltb@unisa.ac.za