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  • Carnegie & Kate Greenaway longlists announced

    Carnegie & Kate Greenaway longlists announced

    Book Awards

    Thursday, February 18, 2021

    40 titles have been longlisted for the 2021 Medals (20 on each longlist) selected from a total of 152 nominations, read by an expert volunteer team of 15 children's and youth librarians from across the UK.

  • Ones to watch out for

    Ones to watch out for

    Book Awards

    Thursday, January 28, 2021

    Strong new voices in children's fiction are highlighted in the annual Branford Boase award and this year's longlist has just been announced.

  • Costa Book Awards shortlists announced

    Costa Book Awards shortlists announced

    Book Awards

    Tuesday, November 24, 2020

    The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson; Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant; Wranglestone by Darren Charlton and The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff have been shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award.

  • Information Book Award winner

    Information Book Award winner

    Book Awards

    Friday, November 6, 2020

    Africa, Amazing Africa by Atinuke and illustrated by Mouni Feddag (Walker Books) is the overall winner of the School Library Association Information Book Award 2020.

  • Carnegie & Greenaway nominations announced

    Carnegie & Greenaway nominations announced

    Book Awards

    Monday, November 2, 2020

    Nominations have been published for the 2021 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, with 152 books nominated for the 2021 Medals.