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Welcome to the International Award for Arabic Children's Literature
The International Award for Arabic Children's Literature
The International Award for Arabic Children's Literature (formerly known as the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature) is one of the most important children's literature prizes in the Arab world and one of the richest in the world. It was launched in 2009 on the initiative of Her Highness Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al-Qasimi, Founder and Patron of the UAE Board on Books for Young People and CEO of Kalimat publishing house.
The restructuring of the Award will serve to attract an even larger segment of the publishing industry and thereby encourage more publishers, authors and illustrators to play a role in developing the Arabic children's book sector.
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Value of Award
AED
1,200,000
The Award is worth one million and two hundred thousand dirhams distributed.
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The International Award for Arabic Children's Literature (formerly known as the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature) was launched in 2009. It aims to provide an incentive for publishers, authors, and illustrators to publish Arabic children’s books and apps that are of the highest quality in both form and content.
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The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY)
The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) is the local branch in the United Arab Emirates of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Founded in Switzerland in 1953, IBBY is an international network of individuals and organizations.
The UAE Board on Books for Young People | UAEBBY
The UAEBBY was officially established as a non-profit organization on January 1, 2010.
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