Program

Please use the program viewer below to browse the full program for IBBY World Congress 2026. You may also wish to download a PDF version of the program.

The full schedule with abstracts and biographical statements is also available.

Please scroll to the bottom for program updates.

Program Updates

Room Changes

Please note the following room changes:

  • PP 13 Combatting Silencing and Erasure: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality (August 8: 8:00-9:25)
    • Moved from Richcraft 2228 to Richcraft 1201
  • RT 05 Keeping It Real: Featuring Books with Lived Experiences by Black Authors of Children’s and Young Adult Literature (August 8: 9:35-10:30)
    • Moved from Richcraft 2228 to Richcraft 1201
  • RT 06 The Importance of Belonging and the Key Role Children’s Books Can Have (August 9: 9:00-10:30)
    • Moved from Richcraft 2228 to Nicol 4030
  • Tactile Book Making Workshop (August 9: 9:00-10:30)
    • Moved from Nicol 4030 to Richcraft 2220-2224
    • Please note: there was pre-registration for this session and it is now full.

Presenter Changes

We regret that the following presenters are unable to attend Congress. Substitutions are noted:

  • Julie Barbour (PP08) He rau aroha—Reclaiming Indigenous Māori Language and Culture through Picturebooks, Julie Barbour University of Waikato, New Zealand
    • Jacqui Brouwer will replace Julie
  • Proma Basu Roy (PS04) Listening through Images: Voices of Girlhood in Indian Wordless Books
  • Shiqin Chen (PP01) Learning Disability, Representation, and Culture in Henry Winkler’s Hank Zipzer and Hongying Yang’s Mo’s Mischief 
  • Judith Dunkerly-Boulanger (PS04) (Re)Making Our Own Monsters: Critical Posthumanism and Youth Activism in The Wild Ones 
  • Parnian Farokhnejad (PS04) Listening to the Voices of Migrant and Refugee Children in Contemporary Literature: The Role of Literature as a Bridge
  • Katie O’Donoghue (PP07) Books Empowering Wellbeing   
  • Ashwini Rajpoot (PP14) Listening to Girls’ Voices: Agency and  Authorship in Chakmak Magazine
  • Daniela Sauer (PP23) Listening to heritage voices: a digital library connecting children with the world’s cultural diversity
  • Antra Singh (PS 02) Challenging Stereotypes: Disability and Girlhood in Dusti Bowling’s Life of a Cactus Series
  • Jean-François Sénéchal Closing Ceremonies
    • Andrée Poulin will be replace Jean-François and will speak on the topic of “Compassionate Imagination”
  • Annabel Slaight (RT 02) Hear the Future: Listening to Young Voices to Reimagine Children’s Media for a Sustainable World
    • Janis Nostbakken will participate in Annabel’s place
  • Xi Zuq, Aklat Alamid (PP 14) Community-Based Publishing of Children’s Books in Indigenous and Regional Languages: The Case of Aklat Alamid, the Philippines 

Moderator Changes

  • 2:35-4:00 PM Nicol Building 3030 PP 19 AWARDS: INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY to be moderated by Stephanie Wells, IBBY Canada

  • 2:35-4:00 PM Nicol Building 4030 PP 21 PUBLIC AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES: BEST PRACTICES FOR READING AND LISTENING FROM A DISABILITY PERSPECTIVE to be moderated by Shereen Kreidieh, IBBY International

Additional Changes

  • Elizabeth Leach-Leung's change of affiliation to Simon Fraser University
  • There is a typo in DOLORES MIRALLES ALBEROLA’s abstract. This presentation abstract should read: "Integrating Indigenous literatures in the classroom is essential for decolonizing curricula."