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Shortlist announced for the 2026 The Week Junior Book Awards

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Step into the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

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Entries open for the HarperCollins Reading for Pleasure Awards 2026

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Distinct visual voices on the shortlist for the 2026 Klaus Flugge Prize

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Quentin Blake Centre, the world’s largest space dedicated to illustration, opening 5 June

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Judges announced – and sought – for the inaugural Children’s Booker Prize

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‘Magnificent’ Seven: Shortlist for the 2026 Branford Boase Award announced

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Something for everyone: shortlist for CLiPPA 2026 announced

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Shortlist for the 2026 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards announced

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Jon Klassen receives the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

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Michael Rosen awarded the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing

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2027 submissions: IBBY UK Outstanding Books For Young People With Disabilities

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Celebrating 100th Winnie-the-Pooh anniversary Ashdown Forest Foundation competition opens

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UKLA Shortlists 2026

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Jonathan Stroud announced as inaugural patron of the Federation of Children’s Book Groups

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Carnegies 2026 Shortlists Announced

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The London Book Fair launches new Disability Inclusion and Accessibility hub

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Children’s Book Award announces the Top Ten for 2026

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