The Hong Kong Golden Dragon Awards was founded in 2014 by the Association of Librarians in English Speaking Schools (ALESS) in Hong Kong.
The idea of a children's choice award came to fruition after lengthy and passionate discussions amongst our ALESS members about how to promote the incredible quality of international young people's literature available to students in Hong Kong. Similar award programs exist throughout Asia, and we wanted to bring the same opportunity for our young readers (see Other Awards page).
The Hong Kong Golden Dragon award aims to be a fun and exciting way for internationally-minded young Hong Kong people, between the ages of 4 and 18, to engage with quality children's and young adult literature and become enthusiastic and discriminating readers.
The idea of a children's choice award came to fruition after lengthy and passionate discussions amongst our ALESS members about how to promote the incredible quality of international young people's literature available to students in Hong Kong. Similar award programs exist throughout Asia, and we wanted to bring the same opportunity for our young readers (see Other Awards page).
The Hong Kong Golden Dragon award aims to be a fun and exciting way for internationally-minded young Hong Kong people, between the ages of 4 and 18, to engage with quality children's and young adult literature and become enthusiastic and discriminating readers.
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Vale Debbie Alvarez
[1973 - 2015] International champion of children's literature. |
It was with great sadness that the ALESS (HK) group marked the passing of one of their precious members on December 22 2015.
We were lucky beyond compare to have Debbie join our group for 3 years and indeed become the passionate force behind the Hong Kong Golden Dragon Awards. To celebrate her life's work towards children's literature, the Debbie Alvarez Picture Book Award has been established in honour of our beloved Debbie. She is sadly missed but never forgotten.
We were lucky beyond compare to have Debbie join our group for 3 years and indeed become the passionate force behind the Hong Kong Golden Dragon Awards. To celebrate her life's work towards children's literature, the Debbie Alvarez Picture Book Award has been established in honour of our beloved Debbie. She is sadly missed but never forgotten.
Here are other projects our association is involved with, click the images to go the websites.
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