The Irish Section of the IBBY is a non-profit organisation, which promotes children's books at an international level.
Joined December 2012
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Two great @iBbYIreland events happening in @DCU this month! Read all about the event and the guest speakers on the MA in Children's and Young Adult Literature blog:
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This afternoon, @mooneyjennifer1 opened the 2025/26 MA in Children’s and Young Adult Literature @DCUSchoolofEng on the rich and varied national and international children's books collections available to students to study, and that are unique to @DCU📚 @HumanitiesDCU
Check out this great opportunity to work as editor or become part of a team of editors for Bookbird. Closing date for applications is Oct. 31st. Spread the word.
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#CFP: "Thinking of the Children: Book Bans, Censorship and Literature for Young People" Online conference
11-12 February 2026
University of Münster
Deadline: 31st August 2025
Website: indico.uni-muenster.de/event…
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#CFP: IBBY 40th Congress
"Listening to Each Other’s Voices”
6-9 August 2026
Deadline: 1 November 2025
Website: ibbycongress2026.org/pages/p…
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📚 Exciting News from IBBY Canada!
We’re proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Claude Aubry Award for distinguished service in children's literature: Maria Martella and France Desmarais! 🎉📖
Read the full announcement here: ibby-canada.org/ibby-canada-…
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Love children’s & YA literature? @DCU’s MA helps you advance your career while exploring everything from picturebooks to YA fiction. Apply now: dcu.ie/courses/postgraduate/…
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“In rethinking how we write for children, we aren’t just deciding the fate of a few fantastical tales—we’re shaping the possibilities of #childhood itself” #MuseumOfChildhoodIreland #Literature team’s Dr Supriya Baijal museumofchildhood.ie/why-we-… #Ireland #India #stories #books
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DEAR 2025 Ambassador Patricia Forde reminds everyone to Drop Everything and Read at 12 noon on Friday.
Full details on our website.
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Consul General Sheehy was delighted to attend Bologna Children’s Book Fair with @KidsBooksIrel to have a look at the excellent work they and
@LaureatenanOg do to support children's literature in Ireland, meeting 50+ Irish authors, illustrators and editors #BCBF25
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April 2nd is International Children's Book Day! I wrote about Jella Lepman's dream to build peace through children’s lit. after WW II – something pertinent to today’s context of children affected by conflicts. @IBBYINT @iBbYIreland
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We are pleased to announce the 10 finalists for the 2024 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award.
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At Bologna: IBBY’s International Children’s Book Day | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2… @IBBYINT | During Bologna Children’s Book Fair, IBBY’s annual International Children’s Book Day will be observed, sponsored by the Netherlands.
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Valerie Coghlan, @IBBYBookbird president, writes about IBBY Congress Trieste for our @DCU MA in Children's & YA Lit Blog
Insightful discussions, lively cultural events (and even some daring Greek dancing!), the experience is unforgettable!
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Valerie Coghlan, @IBBYBookbird president, writes about IBBY Congress Trieste on our @DCU MA in Children's & YA Lit Blog
Insightful discussions, lively cultural events (and even some daring Greek dancing!), the experience is unforgettable!
@iBbYIreland
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The Hans Christian Andersen Awards recognise lifelong achievement of authors & illustrators
Official 2026 list of candidates will be announced on 31 March 2025. We are delighted that former @iBbYIreland Board member Margaret Anne Suggs is on the 2026 Jury
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Join us for the IBBY European Regional Conference on Thursday 3 April 2025 at Bologna Children’s Book Fair!
The conference is free for all participants - but registration is required
📷 Programme and Registration (free): ibby-europe.org
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Happy #WorldBookDay 📚This week @DCUSchoolofEng hosted the international premiere of Give Us Books, Give Us Wings, a documentary on Jella Lepman's work to promote global peace and tolerance through children's books and art immediately after WWII 1/2
