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Friday, March 10, 2017

A writing competition has been launched by Explore Learning for children aged four to 14 years, challenging them to write up to 500 words on the theme, The Future. The closing date is 5th May.

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Friday, March 10, 2017

Schools can now register for the 2017 Bookbuzz programme, which offers schools a choice of heavily subsidised books for students aged 11-13 years. The selection of books included in the programme will be announced at the end of April.

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Friday, March 10, 2017

CILIP, the library and information association, will be reviewing the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals as part of its wider Equality and Diversity Plan, following controversy over the absence of a BAME writer in this year's shortlists.

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Debut picture books are highlighted in the 2017 Klaus Flugge Prize longlist, which recognises new illustrators, with artwork ranging from cutting-edge digital art and collage to picture books created in charcoal, watercolour and pencil.

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

This year's SLA Information Book Award longlist covers a wide range of subjects from germs and explorers to cooking and wildlife. The longlist covers books for young children through to teenagers and highlights some of the best new information books.

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Monday, March 6, 2017

Next month we'll be chatting to Goodly and Grave author Justine Windsor (HarperCollins Children's Books) about her new series - and we have ten copies of the first book to give to a school book group, in return for some reviews!

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Monday, March 6, 2017

We have a set of ten proofs of Susin Nielsin's new book, Optimists Die First (Andersen Press), to give away to a lucky school book group!

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Monday, March 6, 2017

Alice Jones author Sarah Rubin joined us on ReadingZone Live for a special programme looking at how to write great detective and mystery stories.

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