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Otherlands by Thomas Halliday and Gavin Scott named 2026 Children’s Wainwright Prize Book of the Year
News
Adorable! Seven Babies by Forest Xiao awarded 2026 Klaus Flugge Prize for best newcomer to children’s picture book illustration
Josh Silver’s ‘adrenaline-inducing’ thriller Traumaland wins the YA Book Prize 2026
Asli Jensen, winner of the 2026 Branford Boase Award on her novel Love on Sight.
Guest Blog
The 2026 Children’s Wainwright Prize Shortlist is Announced
Book Awards
John Agard Wins the CLiPPA, the UK’s Top Prize for Poetry for Children
Jensen’s YA Romance Love on Sight named 2026 Branford Boase Winner - Outstanding Debut Novel for Young People
The Week Junior Book Awards 2026 Shortlist Revealed
School Library Association Announces Winners of 2026 Information Book Award
Books with big ideas and big impact on readers win 2026 UKLA Books Awards
Neurodiversity and visual impairment representation celebrated in double Carnegie Writing win for debut author Beth O’Brien, with Kate Rolfe winning the Carnegie Medal for Illustration
The YA Book Prize Shortlist 2026
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