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Berbay wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing

Australian publisher Berbay Publishing has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category.

Berbay was chosen from a shortlist of four, which included Lake Press, New Frontier and Text.

Managing director Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke told Books+Publishing Berbay ‘is absolutely thrilled’. ‘It is a huge honour for Berbay Publishi­ng to be recognised for its vision, inno­vation and creative dedication by such a prestigious institu­tion such as the Bol­ogna Fair,’ said Yatomi-Clarke.

The prize was established in 2013 by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and the Italian Publishers Association to ‘pay tribute to excellence in the world of children’s publishing’.

The winners were announced at this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair. To see the full list of winners, click here.

 

Category: Junior Local news