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2025 Branford Boase Award longlist announced, highlighting debut writers
Book Awards
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The longlist for the 2025 Branford Boase Award has been announced. The Branford Boase Award is given annually to the author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children. It is the only award to honour the editor of the winning book as well as the book's autho...
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IBC Awards 2025 shortlist announced
Book Awards
Monday, January 20, 2025
The shortlist includes 12 baby books, picture books and children’s fiction titles, showcasing inclusive works for young readers published in the UK during 2024. The winners will be announced on 26 February 2025.
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Jonathan Stroud's final Scarlett & Browne adventure!
Video/Vlog
Friday, January 17, 2025
Author Jonathan Stroud introduces his Scarlett & Browne series, a thrilling post-apocalyptic adventure that sees bandits Scarlett and Browne joining forces in nail-biting heists and acts of heroism, from robbing banks to freeing slaves, and all the while trying to out-smart the Fai...
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Enjoy horror? Try The Zombie Project!
Video/Vlog
Friday, January 17, 2025
Zombies, eco-warriors and corporate greed battle it out in Alice Nuttall's gripping debut, The Zombie Project! Here's Alice to tell us more, and she gives a short reading from the start of the novel.
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A new time-travel adventure from MG Leonard!
Author Videos
Friday, January 17, 2025
MG Leonard's new Time Keys series takes us into the world of time-travel and ancient mysteries! Watch the author introduce book 1, Hunt for the Golden Scarab.
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Holly Webb reads from The Bold Kitten
Video/Vlog
Thursday, January 16, 2025
How many of Holly Webb's stories about animals and pets have you read? Can you believe that she has written 60 Animal Stories?! Here she is to tell us about her 60th Animal Stories book, and you can enjoy a reading from the start of the story.
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2025 BBC Young Writers' Award opens
Get Creative
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
You can now enter the 2025 BBC Young Writers' Award with Cambridge University, which is open to writers between the ages of 14-18 years. Entries close at 9am on Monday 24th March 2025. To enter, write a story of up to 1,000 words - no theme or subject is provi...
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Wicked Writers: Be the Change writing competition!
Get Creative
Monday, January 13, 2025
Wicked Writers: Be the Change writing competition, which runs until 28 February 2025, is a persuasive writing competition inspired by the themes of Wicked the musical, which gives pupils a chance to have their voice heard and to win some exciting prizes in the process.
