Announcement of the award winners at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Prof Dr Iris Kruse from the Institute of German and Comparative Literature at Paderborn University is in her second term as Chair of the Critics' Jury of the German Youth Literature Prize. Since 1956, the prize has been awarded annually to outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. The focus is on current developments in children's and young people's literature, whose literary aesthetic quality and socio-political relevance should always be brought to the attention of the public. The prize, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, is endowed with a total of 72,000 euros.

After reviewing a total of 630 entries, the honorary jury of critics nominated six works each in the categories of picture books, children's books, books for young people and non-fiction in March. From these nominations, the jury selected one outstanding title for each category. The winners will be announced on 17 October at 5.30 pm at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The event can be followed via livestream at www.jugendliteratur.org. On 18 October, Prof. Kruse will moderate a panel discussion with the winners between 10 and 11 am. This will be available the following day in the Frankfurter Buchmesse media centre.

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