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Lifetime Achievement Award for Raymond Briggs
Thursday, February 9, 2017
The children's author and illustrator behind classics including The Snowman, Fungus the Bogeyman and Ethel and Ernest, has achieved a lifetime award in recognition of his work.
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Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Tigers and beetles, time travel and the refugee crisis are among the themes on this year's shortlist for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, which includes picture books, middle grade and YA fiction.
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Radio DJ turns children's author
Thursday, January 26, 2017
You'd normally spot Christian O'Connell tucked away in his Absolute Radio studio from where he broadcasts his daily show but, over the next few weeks, he'll also be on the road, visiting schools and festivals to talk about his new children's book, Radio Boy.
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Books in translation
Thursday, January 26, 2017
The School Library Association (SLA) has published a guide to a range of translated books for children aged eight to 14 years plus.
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ReadingZone Festival 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
ReadingZone will be visiting schools in Surrey as part of the ReadingZone Festival 2017, giving more than 3,000 children the chance to meet authors and find out about books and creative writing.
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ReadingZone Festival supporters
Monday, January 23, 2017
We wouldn't be able to reach all these children without the support of our festival sponsors, and the support of publishers and the authors and illustrators themselves, who help make the festival possible.
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Discounted copies of Welcome to Nowhere
Saturday, January 21, 2017
ReadingZone is offering specially discounted sets of Elizabeth Laird's new novel, Welcome to Nowhere (Macmillan Children's Books), to help schools to share this powerful and timely story with their pupils.
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500 Words competition
Saturday, January 21, 2017
The BBC's popular short story writing competition, 500 Words, is back and is inviting children aged five to 13 years to send in their short stories! The competition closes at 7pm on Thursday 23rd February.
