BookTrust has published the latest report, Representation of people of colour among children’s book creators in the UK (2020–2021) The research by Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold from the University of Glasgow reveals that 11.7% of children’s book creators in 2021 were people of colour, compared to 4% in 2007. Representation of people of colour among […]
In partnership with their sponsors, Hachette Children’s Book Group, and Peters, who support the award, the School Library Association today announced the 2022 winners of the Information Book Award (IBA). Now in its twelfth year, the IBA aims to emphasise the importance of non-fiction by highlighting and celebrating the high standard of children’s information books. […]
Submissions are open for the 11th Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction, worth £2,000 to the winner. The Little Rebels Award celebrates UK children’s books for readers age 0-12 which promote social justice. Last year’s prize went to Sarah Hagger-Holt for Proud of Me (Usborne), a coming-of-age novel which threads through themes of cross-generational […]
Five years since publication of their first Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature, the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) have released the latest set of data. This shows that 20% of children’s books published in 2021 feature a minority ethnic character, a significant increase from the 4% reported in […]
The winners of the Diverse Book Awards 2022 were announced on the evening of Thursday 20 October. Created by award-winning author Abiola Bello and publicist Helen Lewis, co-founders of The Author School the awards highlight the best of the diverse voices published in the UK & Ireland, both traditionally and self-published and showcase the talent […]
The International Youth Library have published the 2022 White Ravens catalogue. Selected by the language specialists of the International Youth Library, Munich/Germany, with the support of children’s literature experts from all over the world, this year’s edition contains 200 titles from 53 countries in 37 languages. The aim of the catalogue is to promote quality […]
The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2022, in association with the Open University and the UK Literacy Association (UKLA), have been announced, revealing how teachers have found innovative ways to inspire reading for pleasure in the classroom. Farshore’s 2022 Reading for Pleasure research showed that in 2021 reading for pleasure amongst […]
Joseph Namara Hollis has won the 2022 Klaus Flugge Prize for the most exciting and promising newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. He won for his book Pierre’s New Hair (Tate Publishing) about a bear obsessed with looking good but also desperate to show the world his roller-skating flair. As Pierre and the rest of […]
Inaugural children’s winner of the James Cropper Wainwright Prize announced.
Sarah Hagger-Holt has won the Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction 2022 with her book Proud of Me, published by Usborne. Proud of Me is a coming-of-age narrative in which siblings Josh and Becky, who are parented by two mums, start to explore their family’s and their own identities. The organisers describe it as, […]
Maisie Chan is the winner of the 2022 Branford Boase Award for the year’s outstanding debut novel for children for her comic, family story Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths, about an 11-year-old whose life is turned upside down by his growing friendship with his grandmother, newly arrived from China. The award is shared with Chan’s […]
Valerie Bloom has won the 2022 CLiPPA (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award), the UK’s premier award for published poetry for children for her collection Stars with Flaming Tails, illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max (Otter-Barry Books). Michael Rosen, who won last year with On the Move Poems About Migration, made the announcement at 3.00pm today, Friday 8 July, […]
The Power of a Poet Joseph Coelho, award-winning performance poet, playwright and children’s author, has been announced the Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2022 – 2024. Coelho was presented with the bespoke silver Laureate medal by outgoing Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Cressida Cowell MBE, at a ceremony held at The Unicorn Theatre, London. He is the first poet […]
Peter Bently and Steven Lenton have been named overall winners of The Children’s Book Award 2022. Their book Octopus Shocktopus! also won the Books for Younger Children category before going on to win the overall prize. The Highland Falcon Thief written by M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman, and illustrated by Elisa Paganelli, won the […]
The School Library Association has announced the 2022 shortlist for their Information Book Award (IBA). Now in its twelfth year, the IBA aims to emphasise the importance of non-fiction by highlighting and celebrating the high standard of children’s information books. The awards are divided into three age categories, judged by a panel of educators. Children […]
The winners of the UK’s longest running book awards for children and young people, the Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards have been announced. The Yoto Carnegie Medal is awarded to Katya Balen for her second novel October, October (Bloomsbury), illustrated by Angela Harding. October, October has also done the double and won this year’s Shadowers’ Choice […]
Every two years, IBBY invites nominations for its international list of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. Nominations are made by IBBY national sections and the final list is selected from these by the IBBY Documentation Centre of Books for Young People with Disabilities which is based in Toronto. Because of its international content, […]
The shortlist for the 2022 Klaus Flugge Prize has been announced. Established in 2016, the prize was set up to honour Klaus Flugge, founder of Andersen Press and one of the most influential figures in children’s picture books. It is awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. From a […]
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