Reykjavík Children’s Book Award
The Reykjavík City Children's Book Award is awarded annually and, in keeping with tradition, is handed out on the last day of winter during a formal ceremony at Höfði.
Objective
The Reykjavík City Children's Book Award has the longest history of such awards in Iceland, with their main aim being to highlight accomplished works in book publishing for young readers and encouraging them to read.
The Children's Book Award and related projects are carried out in collaboration of the School & Recreation Council and the Culture, Sports & Leisure Council of Reykjavík City in the City of Literature.
Award
The award is presented to authors, illustrators, and translators of children's books for ambitious writing and translations for children. The aim of these esteemed awards is to draw attention to the importance of quality literature for children and young people, and to outstanding achievements in this vital sector of Icelandic book publishing.
The Award is thus threefold, that is it is presented for the best original Icelandic children's book, the best translation of a children's book into Icelandic, and the best illustration in an Icelandic children's book.
Fifteen books, five in each category, are nominated for the best original children's and adolescent book, the best translation of a foreign children's and adolescent book, and for the best illustration.
Selection Committee
The Reykjavík City Children's Book Award Selection Committee consists of five representatives appointed by the School & Recreation Council, Reykjavík City of Literature UNESCO, the Writers' Union of Iceland, and Fyrirmynd, an illustrators' association.
Rules on Reykjavík City Children's Book Award