Keeping Films for Children and Youth in Focus
By Khalifa Hemed Published April 27,2017 A German graphic designer, book illustrator and picture book creator has won the best literature for children in 2017. The artist, 69-year-old Wolf Erlbruch who has written some 10 books of his own and illustrated…
By Iminza Keboge Published April 1, 2017 Citizens of African countries are invited to submit their unpublished manuscripts and illustrations for children’s stories to the 8th Golden Baobab Prize by December 1, 2017. Touted as being Africa’s leading literary award…
By Khalifa Hemed Published March 27, 2017 A book that defines ‘celebrations‘ as events that are held for special occasions by people around the world has covered Lola Kenya Children’s Screen. Aptly titled Children’s Celebrations and the first in a…
By Khalifa Hemed Published March 21, 2017 Submission to the 4th annual Short Story Day Africa (SSDA) competition for short fiction opens on June 1 and closes on July 31. SSDA says it is “looking for innovative short fiction that…
By Iminza Keboge Published March 4, 2017 The winner of the world’s largest award for literature for children and youth in 2017 shall be announced on April 4, 2017. Known as the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) and founded on…
By Kevin Kriedemann Published February 20, 2017 A film about a stick man’s adventures has won four awards. Made in Cape Town by Triggerfish Animation Studios in collaboration with Magic Light Pictures, STICK MAN has just won four awards at…
The winner of the 2016 edition of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALM) for children and youth literature, Meg Rosoff of the United States of America, accepted the prize on May 30, 2016. RELATED:Children’s Film Society of India Submits to…
Young Mozambicans have inundated Festival Fim do Caminho with short story submissions. The festival, that marks its third annual edition in 2016, says young writers responded to its “rallying cry for crime fiction with aplomb”, submitting more short stories than…
The winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) for the best children’s literature in 2016 shall receive the award on May 30, 2016. RELATED:How Do You Stand with the Digital Workplace of 2025? ALMA–the world’s largest award for children’s…