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  • Jacqueline Wilson Creative Writing Prize

    Wednesday, June 27, 2018

    Children aged 7-12 years can enter the Jacqueline Wilson Creative Writing Prize 2018, whose theme is 'Unlikely Friendship'. The competition is open until 14 September and there are some fabulous prizes.

  • Walking through walls...

    Wednesday, June 27, 2018

    Where would you go and what would you do if you suddenly discovered you could walk through walls? EMMA FISCHEL's new novel, WALLS, explores what one boy does when he discovers his new 'superpower'!

  • Achievement Award Winner

    Tuesday, June 26, 2018

    We are thrilled to announce that St Ebbe's C of E Primary School in Oxford - whose pupils have entered the award for several years - is the winner of our Achievement Award, with Elmhurst Primary School the runner-up in this category.

  • Secondary Award Winner

    Tuesday, June 26, 2018

    We are delighted to announce that Frida the Feisty and Friendly Fox by Lucy from Colston's School is the winner of the ReadingZone Picture Book Competition - Secondary Category.

  • Tickets on sale for Children's Bookshow

    Monday, June 25, 2018

    The schedule for the Children's Bookshow 2018 national tour has been announced and schools can now book tickets for the shows with authors including Michael Rosen, Satoshi Kitamura, Neal Layton, Alexis Deacon (pictured) and poet Rachel Rooney.

  • Find out about Football Heroes!

    Sunday, June 24, 2018

    Discover how some of the best players helped their teams to qualify for the World Cup in the latest book in the Football Heroes series - Road to the World Cup!

  • Making a living as a young writer

    Sunday, June 24, 2018

    We spoke to author Alice Oseman, whose book I Was Born For This, was recently published by HarperCollins. We asked for Alice's advice to other young people trying to make it as writers.

  • Hip Hop artist wins poetry award

    Sunday, June 24, 2018

    Hip Hop artist and debut poet Karl Nova has won the CLiPPA 2018 children's poetry award, while the Rising Stars poetry collection is highly commended.