IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award

IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award

The IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award was established in 1986 during the IBBY Congress in Tokyo. The Asahi Shimbun newspaper company sponsors the award. It is given biennially to one group or institution whose outstanding activities are judged to be making a lasting contribution to reading promotion programmes for children and young people.

The nominations are submitted by the national sections of IBBY and may include projects from any part of the world. The jury consists of members of the IBBY Executive Committee. A diploma and a prize of US $10,000 is presented to the winners at the biennial IBBY Congress.

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