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Frank Cottrell-Boyce announced as the new Children's Laureate

Frank Cottrell-Boyce, the multi award-winning author and screenwriter, has been announced as the Waterstones Children's Laureate 2024 - 2026, takin...
Winners of the Carnegie Medals 2024 announced

Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho has won the Carnegie Medal for his novel in verse, The Boy Lost in the Maze, illustrated by Kate Milner (Otter-Ba...
ReadingZone Picture Book Competition 2024

The winners of the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition has been announced. ReadingZone challenged those aged four to 18 years to make a picture b...
Innovative approaches to Reading for Pleasure win awards

The winners of the HarperCollins Reading for Pleasure Awards 2024, in association with the Open University and the UK Literacy Association (UKLA),...
Registration opens for Bookbuzz 2024 book gifting programme

BookTrust has announced the 16 titles which will be available as part of this year's Bookbuzz programme aimed at young teenagers. Schools can now r...

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