These are the ways we work to promote global literature for young people, and how it fits with our mission statement.

To support young people’s awareness of and access to diverse, inclusive, global literature

1. World Kid Lit Blog publishes regular reviews, interviews and features introducing the best of world literature for children and young people. We have featured books by authors from over 180 countries, who write in over 100 languages! Find out more about how you can get involved here.

2. Read the World book lists to help you diversify your reading and your children’s bookshelves. You can buy many of these books as bundles from our online bookstore. Please comment on social media with any other books you would suggest.

3. World Kid Lit Month: every September, we host and share resources for this celebration of international reading. World Kid Lit Month is a free and open event for curious readers of any age! Our website and social media channels are full of resources to kickstart your global reading journey, on our blog and in our book lists. Please share what you read on social media!

To support the education and library sectors to enable greater access for young people to global literature and global languages

4. Schools’ International Reading Award: we host this annual competition for schools to promote international and inclusive reading. Free to enter, with three age categories ranging from 0-18!

5. School workshops and Read the World assemblies: positive, creative workshops and talks for young people inspiring a curiosity for language learning, multilingual creativity and ambitious reading for pleasure. Please sponsor an event at a school near you!

6. Professional development training for teachers and librarians: workshops on inclusion and diversity, and broadening book collections to include global perspectives. Email us to enquire.

7. Read the World book bundles for schools and libraries: you can buy a book bundle via our bookshop.org online bookstore, or donate a book bundle and we’ll do the rest!

To support the English-language publishing landscape to publish more globally inclusive literature for young people, including translations from a diverse range of languages

8. Seeking A Publisher and Not Yet In English features: we showcase exciting new titles from around the world, particularly in languages less frequently translated into English. Email us to find out more or suggest books for upcoming features. And publishers are welcome to email us for recommendations of translators or bilingual readers; we’re a global community and can find someone to help with most languages!

9. Sharing our expertise with partner publications: we coordinate and contribute to features for partner organizations such as European Literature Network, World Literature Today, Words Without Borders and Global Literature in Libraries Network. Get in touch if you would like to collaborate on a feature on translated or international children’s/YA literature.

10. Globally Inclusive Research Grant: coming in 2026! We hope to start a new fund to enable children’s book reviewers to cover children’s/YA literature in English and in other languages that have not yet been featured on our blog or that are underrepresented in translation. Please follow us on social media and subscribe to the blog to find out more. And please support us: your donation makes a difference!

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