The International Board on Books for Young People is proud to announce the establishment

of the IBBY-iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award. This Award has been established

by the Shenzhen iRead Foundation and IBBY to encourage a real commitment to the cause

of reading promotion in the hope of spreading this dedication to others around the globe.

The Award aims to encourage further investment by individuals, organizations and

governments in the promotion of children’s reading and will stimulate educational

innovation, give much greater access to children’s books and an enhanced profile for

children’s reading promotion – key tools in global, social, economic and cultural

development – all in the context of Article 17(C)) of the Convention on the Rights of the

Child.

Every two years IBBY will invite nominations from IBBY National Sections that recognise

outstanding individuals who are working to promote the expansion and development of

children’s reading. From the nominations the IBBY-iRead Award Jury will select two winners.

The first Awards will be presented in 2020 at the 37th IBBY Congress in Moscow, Russia.

The Jury will look for nominees who have demonstrated a commitment to exploration,

innovation, and a sense of responsibility and dedication to cultivating a love of reading and

competency in children. Their work may include: the creation and operation of outstanding

reading promotion projects; effective promotion of strategies in favour of reading policies;

and, advocacy of the children’s right to read. All nominations will be judged on sustainability,

influence, dedication to the common good, innovation and inspiration.

The iRead Foundation has pledged 1,200,000 RMB Yuan biennially for twenty years for this

important award. The two winners will each receive 200,000 RMB Yuan and, in addition,

150,000 RMB Yuan will be given to a non-profit children’s reading promotion project of

their choice. The remaining funds will go towards the administration of the Award and to

support the IBBY Secretariat.

To learn more about the iRead Foundation go to: http://www.iread.org.cn

For more information about IBBY’s Executive Committee, the IBBY-iRead Outstanding

Reading Promoter Award, as well as the current IBBY programme and projects, please visit

the IBBY website at: http://www.ibby.org