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Costa shortlist announced
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
The shortlists for the 2018 Costa Book Awards have been announced. The Costa Children's Book Awards shortlist includes novels by David Almond, Candy Gourlay, Matt Killeen and Hilary McKay.
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Holly Bourne on ReadingZone Live
Monday, November 12, 2018
Holly Bourne, the bestselling author of titles including Am I Normal Yet and Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes?, joined ReadingZone Live for a special event talking about mental health and empowering young women.
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Information Book Award 2018 winners announced
Sunday, November 11, 2018
The overall winner of the Information Book Award 2018, announced to tie in with Non-Fiction November, is Look I'm a Scientist published by Dorling Kindersley.
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Reading for pleasure teacher awards
Sunday, November 11, 2018
The Egmont Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2019 have been launched, looking for teachers and schools whose practice supports children's reading for pleasure.
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Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medal nominations
Thursday, November 8, 2018
The nominations have been announced for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. For the first time this year, the children and students shadowing the awards will help to choose a children's choice prize for each medal, which will be awarded alongside the winners of the Carnegie a...
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Celebrating 20 years of the Children's Laureate
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Plans have been unveiled for next year's celebration of 20 years of the Children's Laureate, a role that was created in 1999 by Poet Laureate Ted Hughes and children's author Michael Morpurgo.
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Blue Peter Book Awards longlist announced
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
The longlists for the Best Story and the Best Book with Facts for the Blue Peter Book Awards have been announced and includes a range of titles from funny and fantasy books to adventure and real life issues.
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WIN a framed print of your poem
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Love writing poetry? Aged 7-11? Then how about entering this poetry competition - and if you win, artist Frann Preston-Gannon will illustrated it for you!
