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Book Award
Celebrating South African Stories
The Otto Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural Otto Foundation Children’s Book Award.
Award Objectives
To promote and support local publishers
To promote new authors and illustrators
To celebrate South African stories
To promote diversity in children’s literature
To recognize and celebrate quality storytelling
Involving children in the award process
Shortlisted titles will be included in the Otto Foundation’s Reading Relay – hosted among six schools in the District Six area in Cape Town. Book reviews submitted by our learners during the relay process will be considered in the final selection of the award winners. More than 3700 book reviews by learners were received in our 2023 Reading Relay!
Award details
Detail on the award categories, eligible titles, the reward criteria, what to include in your nomination memo, and the process for selecting the award winners can be found in this award overview document.
Submissions
Nominations for the Otto Foundation Children’s Book Award must be sent to bookaward@ottofoundation.org. The Deadline for nominations is 31 July 2024
Contact
For more information on the Otto Foundation Children’s Book Award please contact the Otto Foundation’s Director: Stakeholders & Partnerships, Nonikiwe Mashologu at nonikiwe@ottofoundation.org.
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