Goodbooks has announced The Hindu-Young World -Goodbooks Awards for children’s books from India, supported by Wipro Applying Thought in Schools, Wipro’s social initiative in education. The purpose of these awards is to promote excellence in children’s writing and illustration in India, to acknowledge innovative publishing trends, and to recognise children’s literature in India as an independent and important field.
The first awards will be given at The Hindu Lit for Life festival to be held between January 15 and 17, 2016. In the first year, awards will be given in four categories: best story (picture book); best illustration (picture book); best book (fiction); and best book (non-fiction).
Each award carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000, a trophy and a citation.
The Hindu-Young World -Goodbooks Awards are the first in India to recognise different genres in children’s publishing and to reward authors and illustrators for their contribution. Wipro Applying Thought in Schools, which supports Goodbooks.in, is the sponsor of the awards. The Hindu Lit for Life, which showcases the best of Indian literature, extends its platform from this year to promote excellence in children’s books.
The Goodbooks website is a repository for children’s books from India and provides space to all those engaged with children to enter the discourse on children’s literature. It is where educators, parents, librarians and research scholars get an overview of children’s literature in India, and an update of books being published across the country.
For more information on the awards, contact managingeditor@goodbooks.in and editor@goodbooks.in
