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The Phoenix Comic and David Fickling Books announce dates of 2026 Phoenix Fest

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Poetry By Heart previews inspiring movie for National Poetry Day

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Sarah Hagger-Holt wins Little Rebels Award for unprecedented second time

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Sharna Jackson heads Children’s Books Category Judges for the Nero Book Awards 2025

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Winners Of The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 Revealed

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Chancellor Makes Commitment to Universal Primary School Libraries

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Longlists for the 2026 UKLA Book Awards announced

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Nicola Davies named new Children’s Laureate Wales

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2025 Klaus Flugge Prize awarded to Emma Farrarons

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Wainwright Winners Announced

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SAIL Fest returns for a second year in collaboration with Tate Publishing

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Matt Goodfellow announced as BookTrust’s new Writer in Residence

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City Lit Celebrates Forty Years of Children’s Book Writing and Illustration

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Books for Keeps offer: a free place at the IBBY UK 2025 Conference

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Winners of the 2025 Jericho Prize announced

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Young Comics Laureate 2025-26 Nominations open

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Inclusive Books for Children Awards open with new Children’s Choice category

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Yuval Zommer, Katya Balen and Benjamin Zephaniah shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize 2025

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