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Prizes awarded to 38 winners, including Grand Prize winners
Ms. Otsuki and Mr. Tomita |
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The awards ceremony for the 23rd Nissan Children's Storybook and Picture Book Grand Prix was held at the auditorium of the International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka, on Sunday, March 11, 2007. This year boasted 2,108 children's storybook entries and 553 picture book entries. Among these, 38 authors were honored, including Storybook Grand Prize winner Ms. Hitomi Otsuka and Picture Book Grand Prize winner Mr. Shinya Tomita.
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The president of the institute, the organizing body of the event, Tadashi Matsui, and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors Itaru Koeda of Nissan Motor Co. attended the ceremony. Commenting on the selection process, children's storybook author Kimiko Aman noted that, "There are certain things that you can only see by continuing to write." Encouragement and coaching pointers were shared by Kyoko Matsuoka, Yutaka Sugita, Hanmo Sugiura, and institute director Mikio Mukogawa.
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Following the presentation of the awards, Grand Prize winners Ms. Otsuki and Mr. Tomita expressed their thanks to their families for their support, and openly expressed their happiness in receiving the Grand Prize.
The award ceremony was followed by a tour of the International Institute for Children's Literature by a specialist at the institute. A banquet to promote social gathering amongst the event organizers, entry screeners, and prize winners was held after. This year's ceremonies closed in a cordial and relaxed atmosphere.
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