Nissan Children’s Storybook and Picture Book Grand Prix
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Email Address: International Institute for Children’s Literature
Editor/Founder: info@iiclo.or.jp
Country: Japan/ International
Type: Writers' Prize
Description: The "Nissan Joyful Storybook and Picture Book Exhibition" has been held jointly by Nissan and the Foundation for Child Well-being during spring break each year since 1992. It is part of Nissan’s continuing "Support for Education" initiative, one of the main areas of Nissan’s social contribution activities. The event aims to provide an opportunity for children to exercise their imagination through their experiences with picture books and storybooks. The "Nissan Children’s Storybook and Picture Book Grand Prix" commemorates the May 1984 opening of the International Institute for Children’s Literature, Osaka, which is Japan’s first comprehensive center for international children’s literature. Through the publication of the Grand Prize winners, the contest provides talented amateur authors and illustrators with the opportunity to become active professionally, and it provides children with outstanding storybooks and picture books through donation activities. The publications are donated through Nissan offices to approximately 3,300 libraries and 700 kindergartens and nursery schools across Japan.
Read about the 2010 winners here.
(Directory entry)
Go to website
Email Address: International Institute for Children’s Literature
Editor/Founder: info@iiclo.or.jp
Country: Japan/ International
Type: Writers' Prize
Description: The "Nissan Joyful Storybook and Picture Book Exhibition" has been held jointly by Nissan and the Foundation for Child Well-being during spring break each year since 1992. It is part of Nissan’s continuing "Support for Education" initiative, one of the main areas of Nissan’s social contribution activities. The event aims to provide an opportunity for children to exercise their imagination through their experiences with picture books and storybooks. The "Nissan Children’s Storybook and Picture Book Grand Prix" commemorates the May 1984 opening of the International Institute for Children’s Literature, Osaka, which is Japan’s first comprehensive center for international children’s literature. Through the publication of the Grand Prize winners, the contest provides talented amateur authors and illustrators with the opportunity to become active professionally, and it provides children with outstanding storybooks and picture books through donation activities. The publications are donated through Nissan offices to approximately 3,300 libraries and 700 kindergartens and nursery schools across Japan.
Read about the 2010 winners here.
(Directory entry)
