The School Library Association has announce the shortlist for the 2013 prize. The Information Book Award is an annual event, in its third year its aim is to reinforce the importance of non-fiction whilst highlighting the high standard of resources available. read more...
The judges - a panel of experienced librarians, SLA board members and a member of Peters Bookselling Services - have produced what they describe as ‘a strong and very varied selection of titles for the shortlist’. These are
The illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist, writer, singer and composer Isol is to receive the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize 2013. Here is the jury’s citation in full: read more...
The shortlists have been announced for the 2013 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, considered by many to be the most important of the UK’s children’s book awards. read more...
From record longlists (over thirty books were nominated for each award), the judging panel of children’s librarians have selected eight books for each shortlist.
The shortlist for the 2013 UKLA Book Award has been announced. read more...
Both fiction and non-fiction is eligible for the award, novels or pictures, the criteria being that they ‘offer language rich in layered meanings, imaginative expression and exciting vocabulary’. The judges are 50 teachers from schools in Liverpool, Leicester and Manchester. This year, the judging process has been ‘shadowed’ by 90 student trainee teachers in 60 universities.
John Fardell, Jonathan Meres and Barry Hutchison have been named as the winners of the 2012 SCOTTISH CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS, Scotland’s largest Children’s Book Prize which is voted for exclusively by children. read more...
The winners of the three age categories were announced during a special ceremony at Dundee’s Caird Hall, attended by 1,000 young people from all over Scotland.
Dame Jacqueline Wilson, the most borrowed author of the last decade, and John Burningham, the multi-award winning illustrator have both been nominated for the international Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2014. The news was announced by Ibby UK. read more...
The winners of the 2013 Red House Children’s Book Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Saturday 23rd February. read more...
As research commissioned by Booktrust from the Institute of Education reveals that many fathers see reading as a female domain, Booktrust is launching a new campaign to raise awareness of the importance of dads as reading role models for their children, and to encourage dads to find time each day to read with their kids. read more...
The shortlist for the 2013 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, one of the most valuable children’s book awards, has been announced. The prize was created to champion new and emerging talent in children’s writing and there are three categories: picture books; fiction for ages 5-12; and teen books. read more...
Six books will compete within each category to be crowned category winner, with the three category winners then vying for the overall title of Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year 2013.
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Dame Jacqueline Wilson, the most borrowed author of the last decade, and John Burningham, the multi-award winning illustrator have both been nominated for the international Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2014. The news was announced by Ibby UK.