A Recognition of the World’s Best Digital Publishing for Children
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair and Children’s Technology Review are working together, once again (you may recall that we once coordinated the Bologna New Media Prize, from 1997 to 2002). This time, we are working with an international jury to recognize and encourage excellence and innovation in the category of children’s digital publishing on a global level. The contest is called the BolognaRagazzi Digital Award, and it is now integrated with the BolognaRagazzi prize. It is free, and open to any publisher.
WHO CAN APPLY? The award is open to all publishers and developers of apps made for children between the ages of 2 and 15 years old.
HOW DO I REGISTER? Use this registration link.
IS THERE A COST TO ENTER? No.
DEADLINE February 29, 2012.
WHAT TYPES OF PRODUCTS ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Apps or other forms of interactive media related in some way to to children’s books (adaptions of, or inspired from). They must be current, published within the past year.
WHO WILL CHOOSE THE WINNER? A new jury of international experts in digital media and illustration who meet in person, prior to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair to debate and choose the winner. The winner will be announced on the first day of the fair, which takes play in Bologna, Italy from March 19 – 22.
ABOUT THE PRIZE The award is a collaborative effort between Children’s Technology Review (CTR) and the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. From 1997 to 2002, CTR also managed the first international prize for the fair — the Bologna New Media Prize. The Digital Award is one of several categories of one of the oldest and most valued children’s literature prizes: The BolognaRagazzi Award for Children’s Publishing.
ABOUT THE BOLOGNA CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the children’s publishing industry. In Bologna, authors, illustrators, literary agents, licensors and licensees, packagers, distributors, printers, booksellers, and librarians meet to sell and buy copyright, find the very best of children’s publishing and interactive media production, generate and gather new contacts while strengthening professional relationships, discover new business opportunities, and discuss and debate the latest sector trends. The fair attracts 1200 exhibitors coming from 66 countries and 5000 international professional trade representatives in 2012. In its 49th edition, the Fair offers more than 20.000 square meters (about 215.000 square feet) of exhibition space with a simple and easy-to-understand layout.
For further information:
Bologna Children’s Book Fair – Piazza Costituzione, 6 – 40128 Bologna
Tel. 39 051-282242/282361 – Fax 39 051 6374011
E-mail: bookfair@bolognafiere.it