Milestones |
1981 |
• AWIC founded.
• First issue of its quarterly journal, Writer and Illustrator published.
• Competition for writers and illustrators started. |
1983 |
• AWIC Home Library Project launched. Libraries opened in the homes of AWIC members. |
1984 |
• Seminar on Promotion of Children’s Literature. |
1985 |
• First collection of stories for children titled More Short stories for Children published with
collective effort.
• Indo-Soviet Seminar on Literature for Children. |
1989 |
• Two AWIC collections, Mystery Stories and More Mystery Stories for Children (in English)
published.
• Pictorial Hindi dictionary for children Sachitra Hindi Bal Shabdkosh published. Prepared
by 16 members of the Association, it has 326 pages, 1728 words and 1002 four colour
illustrations.
• AWIC participated in the Bologna Book Fair for the first time. Displayed 270 books and
artwork of 25 artists.
• Children’s Choice Award (English) introduced.
• Instituted Bal Priya Puraskar (Hindi) for illustrators, writers and publishers. All the
members of the jury for these awards are children.
• Seminar on Better Books for Children and an Exhibition on selected children’s books. |
1990 |
• AWIC also becomes the Indian Section of the International Board on Books for Young
People (Indian BBY) |
1991 |
• First exhibition of original artwork of Indian Illustrators held.
• IBBY Asahi Reading Promotion Award conferred on AWIC for AWIC Home Library
Project. |
1992 |
• AWIC set up an exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair of 170 original illustrations of 59
Indian artists, titled Words and Colours Go Together. India was Guest of Honour.
• Catalogue titled Indian Illustrators 1962-92 published. |
1993 |
• Annual award for writers, illustrators and researchers instituted.
• First National Exhibition of Picture Books for Children. |
1994 |
• AWIC collected and send 400 titles of Indian children’s books to Osaka ICL, on their
request.
• Seminar on International Understanding Through Children’s Books. |
1995 |
• Literacy Project launched under the AWIC Literacy Project, two schemes ‘Buy, Teach and
Gift’ and ‘Teach and Gift’ were launched.
• Hindi alphabet book published. |
1996 |
• Exhibition of books on the theme ‘Peace’ organised.
• First Souvenir released titled 15 Years of AWIC (1981-96).
• Seminar on Children’s Literature in South East Asia. |
1997 |
• National Seminar and Exhibition on the Panchatantra organised. |
1998 |
• 26th IBBY Congress Meet with theme ‘Peace Through Children’s Books’ held at
New Delhi.
• Another Hindi alphabet book supported by JapanBBY released. |
1999 |
• AWIC opened Children’s Bookshop in Bal Bhawan, New Delhi. |
2000 |
• AWIC set up the theme pavilion at the 14th World Book Fair along with National Book
Trust.
• Tamil alphabet book published. |
2001 |
• Indo-Austrian Seminar and Exhibition on Picture Books from Austria and SAARC
countries.
• Distribution of 11,000 books in 20 schools of Gujarat’s earthquake devastated areas.
• English alphabet book published.
• Gujarati alphabet book published.
• Urdu alphabet book published. |
2002 |
• Bengali alphabet book published.
• Stories from Across the Globe, an anthology of stories from IBBY Sections around the
world published.
• Exhibition in Vienna on Picture Books from India and SAARC Countries. |
2003 |
• National Seminar on Storytelling to Promote Children’s Literature.
• Release of Creators of Children’s Books in India, a compilation of writers, illustrators,
publishers, magazines, awards, researchers and institutions in 17 Indian languages
• Release of Meri Nayee Kitaab, Hindi book for beginning readers.
• Release of Oriya alphabet book.
• Release of Telugu alphabet book.
• Another bookshop--Children’s Book Corner, opened at Greater Kailash-II, New Delhi. |
2004 |
• Once Upon a Time in India, an anthology of Indian folktales, published in collaboration
with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) |
2005 |
• Asian Conference on Storytelling to Promote the Reading Habit in Children.
• Celebration of International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) in India
• Release of poster ‘Books are My Magic Eyes’.
• National Convention on Children’s Libraries. |
2006 |
• AWIC Silver Jubilee Celebrations.
• Setting up 30 Libraries in Tsunami affected region of Andhra Pradesh, India.
|
2007 |
• Establishing IBBY-AWIC Libraries in Arunachal and Mandi Village, New-Delhi.
• International Conference on Storytelling to Promote Peace, Cultural Integration and the
Reading Habit in Children
• Kathaavachan-Storytelling Project launched |
2008 |
• Indo-Russian Seminar – Cross Cultural Flow of Children’s Books New Delhi.
• AWIC Book-Release of The Road to Peace – stories that show the way.
• Silver Jubilee of AWIC Children’s Library Project & Workshop for Librarians.
• Revival of AWIC Literacy Project, Gift-a-Book Programme distribution of books to 5000
school children.
• IBBY-AWIC Library in Jaipur established.
• “Pen and Brush Magic” – An Exhibition of Picture Books and Posters including ICBD
Posters from IBBY National Sections.
• AWIC Book-Release of Padhenge aur Hansenge- Anthology of Humorous stories in Hindi.
• Guide to Create a Children’s Library (English & Hindi) published by UNICEF. |
2009 |
• UNICEF-AWIC Workshop on Children’s Libraries held at Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.
• AWIC Book Therapy Project launched.
• Workshop on Book Therapy.
• IBBY-AWIC Children’s Library established in Daman.
• AWIC Book Reading Project launched.
• Writer’s Workshop under AWIC Book Therapy Project. |
