The latest book award news
Teen fantasy wins Guardian prize
25th September 2008
A novel for teenagers has won this year's Guardian children's fiction prize. Patrick Ness won the award for 'The Knife of Never Letting Go', about a world...
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Winners of Early Years Awards
23rd September 2008
The winners of the 2008 awards were announced at a ceremony held at BAFTA, Piccadilly, London on 23 September.
Baby Book Award
Is This My Nose? illus....
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2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize Shortlist
1st September 2008
The shortlist for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize has been announced. The shortlist includes a number of uncompromising titles with knife crime, gang culture...
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CLPE Poetry Award
2nd July 2008
Jackie Kay won the CLPE Poetry Award 2008 for Red, Cherry Red (illustrated by Rob Ryan, published by Bloomsbury). The award was presented by the Centre for...
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CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medal winners
26th June 2008
Philip Reeve won the Carnegie Medal 2008 for 'Here Lies Arthur' while the 2008 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal was won by Emily Gravett for 'Little Mouse's Big...
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Red House Children's Book Award 2008
30th May 2008
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, a comic adventure story starring a wise-cracking skeleton, won the Red House Children's Book Award (RHCBA). This is the...
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