{"id":61924,"date":"2023-04-13T22:05:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/international-childrens-and-young-adult-literature\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:00:23","slug":"young-program-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/young-program-events\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Young Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Young Program of the International Literature Festival Berlin (ILB) presents a wide range of readings and workshops for school classes, as well as special formats for families. Its activities form a comprehensive initiative to interactively promote reading and strengthen intercultural skills. In numerous readings and workshops with authors and illustrators from a variety of cultural backgrounds, children and young people can discover and explore the world in all its cultural diversity through reading, discussion, and hands-on activities. Another central goal of the program is to introduce young readers to aesthetically, stylistically, and thematically outstanding and courageous works of contemporary children\u2019s and young adult literature. The Young Program opens with an address by an author of literature for young readers. Since 2025, the program has also featured staged readings presented in collaboration with Theater an der Parkaue. From 2012 to 2025, the honorary literary award The Extraordinary Book<\/a> was presented.Beginning in 2026, selected festival books will be showcased at three libraries as part of the ILB Reading Summer and will also be available for loan. The program is further enriched by a range of participatory formats for young readers, including a poetry competition<\/a> and the Young Curators<\/a> project, developed in collaboration with LesArt and Dachverband Jugendliteratur (German Children’s Literature Association). <\/p>\n\n

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Readings for School Classes<\/h2>\n\n

The readings of the Young Program are primarily designed for school groups from grades 1 through 13, but are also open to all interested visitors. Each event features a moderated conversation with the international guest, readings from the featured book \u2014 with picture-book or comic projections for illustrated works \u2014 and a Q&A session with the audience. Experienced hosts, actors and interpreters guide the young audience through the event. Selected readings are preceded by performances by young authors from Berlin and Brandenburg \u2014 often of the same age as the student audience \u2014 who present excerpts from their award-winning texts. <\/p>\n\n

Venues:<\/strong> Haus der Berliner Festspiele and Theater an der Parkaue<\/p>\n\n

Event language:<\/strong> The readings are interpreted into German. Selected events are held entirely in English. <\/p>\n\n

Event duration:<\/strong> 60\u201375 minutes or 75\u201390 minutes, depending on the audience\u2019s age and attention span.<\/p>\n\n

Workshops for School Classes<\/h2>\n\n

Our workshop program invites students in grades 1 through 13 to explore a book from the current festival program through a variety of artistic approaches. Each workshop centers on the individual creativity and reading skills of every child. All workshops are free of charge<\/strong>, and all participants receive a complimentary book<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Venues<\/strong>: various cultural institutions in Berlin <\/p>\n\n

Duration:<\/strong> 1-3 days <\/p>\n\n

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