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CLiPPA 2026 Poetry Award won by John Agard
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Thursday, July 9, 2026
John Agard has won the CLiPPA 2026 award for his poetry collection, The Poetry World of John Agard, illustrated by Shirley Hottier (Otter Barry Books), and becomes the first poet to win the award three times. The CLiPPA is the main children's poetry award in th...
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Information Book Award 2026 winners announced
Book Awards
Friday, July 3, 2026
The winners of the Information Book Award 2026 have been announced by the School Library Association (SLA), which runs the award. The annual award is a celebration of quality non-fiction books for children and young people. The award includes the judge's winning...
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Winners of the 2026 Carnegie Medals announced
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Debut author Beth O'Brien has won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for her book Wolf Siren (HarperCollins Children's Books), a feminist retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, inspired by her visual impairment. Wolf Siren also won the Shadowers' Choice Award...
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YA Book Prize 2026 shortlist announced
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Friday, June 19, 2026
The YA Book Prize has revealed its ten-book shortlist for 2026, celebrating outstanding fiction for teenagers and young adults published in the UK and Ireland. From romance and fantasy to gripping thrillers and contemporary coming-of-age stories, there is a wide range...
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Winners of the 2026 Children's Book Award announced
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Saturday, June 13, 2026
A graphic novel has won the overall award in the 2026 FCBG Children's Book Award, which is the only award in the UK voted for by children. Sheena Dempsey's Pablo and Splash: Roman Holiday won the Books for Younger Readers category and the Overall Winner prizes. <strong...
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The Lollies 2026 Shortlists highlight funny books for children
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
The shortlists have been revealed for The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (The Lollies), run by Scholastic, highlighting some of the funniest books for children published over the last year - books that children will actively seek out, with 'funny books' consistently at the top of lists tha...
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My Name is Samim wins Jhalak Prize for Children & YA
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
The winners of the Jhalak Prize 2026 have been announced. The Jhalak Prize recognises books by writers of colour in the UK and Ireland across prose, poetry, and children's and young adult literature. This year is its 10th anniversary. Fidan Meikle is the winner...
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Shortlists announced for the 2026 Klaus Flugge Prize for debut illustrators
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
The year's most exciting newcomers to children's picture book illustration are highlighted in the shortlist for the 2026 Klaus Flugge Prize, which has just been announced. An international shortlist of six books has been revealed, and the overall winner will be announced at an award ce...
