The International Board on Books for Young People Congress is this year being hosted by New Zealand. IBBY is a non-profit organisation representing an international network of countries and people, mostly volunteers, dedicated to bringing books and children together.

The IBBY Congress will have a variety of presentations from around the world in parallel and poster sessions, as well as the Hans Christian Andersen award winners’ dinner, Asahi awards presentation and the Honour Awards. The end of the Congress also coincides with the Storylines Festival Writers and Illustrators Family Day.