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  • Hay Festival for schools

    Thursday, May 18, 2017

  • StoryCon opens to Scottish teenagers

    Thursday, May 18, 2017

    StoryCon, Scotland's biggest creative writing & illustration get-together for those aged 13-19 years, will take place on 24 and 25 June in Central Glasgow. Attendance is free to teenagers who live in Scotland.

  • Programme your own event for young people

    Thursday, May 18, 2017

    Book Week Scotland, which takes place during the last week in November, is offering a Young Programmers fund to enable young people to programme their own event for those aged 18-26. Applications must be in by Friday 2 June at 5pm.

  • Do you love writing stories set in the past?

    Thursday, May 18, 2017

    The Young Walter Scott Prize, a creative writing prize for young people dedicated to historical fiction, is now open for entries to those aged 11-19 years.

  • Creative writing award for historical fiction

    Thursday, May 18, 2017

    The Young Walter Scott Prize, a creative writing prize for young people dedicated to historical fiction, is now open for entries to those aged 11-19 years.

  • We want your questions for Anthony Horowitz

    Wednesday, May 17, 2017

    We'll be chatting to author Anthony Horowitz about his new ALEX RIDER book, Never Say Die (Walker Books), and putting readers' questions to him - and we're sharing the first chapter of NEVER SAY DIE here!

  • Debut picture book artists celebrated

    Wednesday, May 17, 2017

    Picture books by five debut illustrators have been shortlisted for the 2017 Klaus Flugge Prize, which celebrates the most promising newcomer to picture book illustration.

  • Winners of the 2017 Picture Book Awards

    Wednesday, May 10, 2017

    The winners of the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards, which celebrate some of the best illustrated books for younger readers, have been announced. the awards are run by the English Association.