News - Book Awards

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

The School Library Association has announced the 2022 winners of the Information Book Award (IBA), which aims to emphasise the importance of non-fiction by highlighting and celebrating the high standard of children's information books. This year's shortlist was made up of ten terrific...

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Monday, November 7, 2022

Nominations have been announced for the 2023 Carnegie Medals, the UK's longest running children's book awards, alongside a rebrand for the medals for writing and illustration, which are now known as 'the Carnegies'.

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Friday, July 8, 2022

Valerie Bloom is the winner of the 2022 CLiPPA (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award), the UK's only award for published poetry for children.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

The Historical Association's Young Quills Awards is given to writers of historical fiction for children and young adults. This year's winners have been announced:

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Friday, July 1, 2022

Hot on the heels of her Carnegie Medal win, Katya Balen wins the 2022 UKLA Book Awards for her novel, October, October (Bloomsbury Children's Books).  You can see a short video where Katya introduces October, October and her earlier book, The Space We're In, <a href="/news/katya-balen-...

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Saturday, June 25, 2022

The Children's Book Award 2022 winners - chosen and voted for entirely by children - are announced in a celebratory in-person awards ceremony. And Peter Bently and Steven Lenton's picture book, Octopus Shocktopus!, comes 1st!

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The 2022 shortlist for the Klaus Flugge Prize, which is awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children's picture book illustration, has been announced.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

The Little Rebels Award celebrates radical children's fiction for readers age 0-12, highlighting books that promote social equality and social justice.

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