{"id":53620,"date":"2023-02-20T12:02:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T08:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=53620"},"modified":"2023-02-20T12:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T08:02:39","slug":"winners-of-first-cycle-of-book-in-a-box-competition-announced-at-the-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/winners-of-first-cycle-of-book-in-a-box-competition-announced-at-the-emirates-airline-festival-of-literature-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners Of First Cycle Of Book In A Box Competition Announced At The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emirates Literature Foundation celebrated the winners of their new Book in a Box competition at the 15th edition of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. The competition, which is sponsored by Arcadia School, invited all primary schools in the UAE to choose a book, or scene from a book, and create a visual representation of it using only recyclable materials.<\/p>\n

Book in a Box winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Pristine Private School, Class 1A. Book: As An Oak Tree Grows<\/em> by Brian Karas<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. United International Private School, Class 1 Lotus. Book: The Library Lion<\/em> by Michelle Knudsen<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Pristine Private School, Class 2D. Book: They All Saw A Cat<\/em> by Brendan Wenzel<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Isobel Abulhoul OBE<\/strong>, CEO Emirates Literature Foundation said: \u201cI am a voracious reader and enjoy all genres of books but the magic I find between the covers of a children\u2019s book is unmatched by any other. Successful children\u2019s authors have found the right combination of words and images that ignite a child\u2019s imagination and foster a life-long love of reading. And this competition takes that concept even further, inviting children to select a favourite book, and to dissect it or a scene from it, and collaboratively and in a tactile and environmentally friendly manner create an aesthetic representation of it. The restriction of a simple cardboard shape allows us to judge the children\u2019s entries in an unbiased way and encourages them to think out of the box.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The competition was launched on 2 January and schools had just over two weeks to conceptualize and execute a literary inspired diorama, documenting the process with photographs and videos. The inaugural cycle of Book in a Box received over 150 entries. 15 entries were shortlisted \u2013 12 of which were inspired by English books and 3 by Arabic books. The\u00a0 final contenders from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah were invited to showcase their dioramas at the Emirates LitFest.<\/p>\n

    The Book in a Box shortlisted entries were assessed by a panel of judges including two representatives from Arcadia School and authors and illustrators, Greg Stobbs<\/strong>, Maitha Al Khayat<\/strong> and Sarah McIntyre<\/strong>. The entries were graded on craftsmanship, originality, collaborative effort by the class, ingenious use of materials intended for waste, and creative portrayal of a whole book or a scene from a book in a single box.<\/p>\n

    Other initiatives celebrated at the Festival includes the Voices of Future Generations, which launches its third anthology of winning stories; the School Librarian of the Year; OUP Story Writing Competition; RGS Guildford Dubai Children\u2019s Letter Writing Competition; ENBD Poetry For All; Emirates LitFest Writing Prize, Chevron Readers\u2019 Cup; and the announcement of the second 10 fellows for the First Chapter: ELF Seddiqi Writers\u2019 Fellowship.<\/p>\n

    More information about the Emirates Literature Foundation can be found online<\/a> and year-round news of #EmiratesLitFest on LinkedIn<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>. The Foundation also has two podcasts; the Best of the Emirates LitFest<\/a>, and the Boundless Book Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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