IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) and UNESCO have launched a global call for books to be included in their Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages. The aim of the Collection is to “protect linguistic diversity in the field of children’s literature” (www.ibby.org). The Collection will be presented at the 40th IBBY World Congress, which will take place August 6-9, 2026 in Ottawa, Canada. The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2025.
Regulations and Criteria
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
– Books for children and young people (picture books, novels, biographies, graphic novels and nonfiction) presenting high-quality standards in terms of text and/or illustration;
– Books published between January 2018 and December 2025;
– Books originally published in an Indigenous and/or an endangered language, and original bilingual books including at least one Indigenous and/or endangered language;
– Books expressing the intention of, or relation to, one or more of the 10 outputs of the Global Action Plan of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages; and
– Books and publications that adhere to UNESCO principles and respect political neutrality.
For information about the submission process, please visit https://www.ibby.org/awards-activities/activities/ibby-unesco-collection-of-remarkable-books-in-indigenous-and-endangered-languages.