News - Book Awards

Thursday, June 20, 2024

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-Barry Books). The winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration is Aaron Becker for his "beautifully crafted" a...

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

The YA Book Prize 2024 shortlist has been announced and includes six debut authors alongside established writers.  Now in its tenth year, the YA Book Prize was set up to celebrate books for teenagers and young adults and to encourage more young people to read books.

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Saturday, June 8, 2024

Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy! written and illustrated by Thomas Flintham and published by Nosy Crow has won the Federation of Children's Book Group (FCBG) Children's Book Award 2024.  The award ceremony in Birmingham was attended by children from the...

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

The 2024 shortlist for the Information Book Award (IBA), which celebrates the importance of information books, has been announced. The award is run by the School Library Association to highlight the quality of resources available and to support school libraries...

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Sunday, May 26, 2024

The winners of the 2024 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards have been announced.  The awards are presented by the English Association to the best children's picture books of the year and include awards for fiction and non-fiction in age ranges 4-7 years and 7-11 years.  There is also an award for...

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

The shortlist for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2024 has been announced, celebrating the most promising and exciting newcomers to children's picture book illustration

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The shortlist for the 2024 CLiPPA (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Poetry Award) was announced at a live online event watched by school children across the UK.  From a record numbers of entries, the judges, chaired by poet Liz Berry, selected a rich and varied list of poetry.<...

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

'Own voice' stories dominate the shortlist for the 2024 Branford Boase Award, which highlights debut authors and the work of their editors. The award also celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

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