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Book Award 2026:

Calling all primary schools across Shropshire… It’s time to book your pupils onto the flagship reading for pleasure project that will get your classrooms, corridors and playgrounds really buzzing about books!

√ For reluctant AND confident readers

√ Builds a community of young readers

√ Provides a book FOR EVERY PUPIL

√ Invites the widest range of responses to texts through art, poetry, creative writing and drama 

√ Supports teachers with CPD and classroom resources

Click on the links below for full details of the project and to download a booking form:

 

BOOK AWARD 2026 and HOW TO BOOK

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BOOKING FORM

STOP PRESS: Please note that seats in Theatre Severn for the Big Book Awards Ceremony for Years 5/6 are now all FULLY BOOKED!
But all pupils taking part in Big Book Award 2026 will still be able to watch the Awards Ceremony via a live-stream in their schools.


 


Volunteer with us!

We’re always keen to hear from anyone who shares our belief in the importance of inspiring children with a love of reading.

If you’d like to find out more about how you could help the Shropshire Bookfest team deliver our projects into primary schools across Shropshire, please email us at hello@shropshirebookfest.co.uk

21/04/2026

Announcing the Shropshire Bookfest Big Book Award 2026 Winner!

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03/01/2026

Announcing the shortlist for Big Book Award 2026…

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May we introduce Darcie Mitchell, author and 3rd p May we introduce Darcie Mitchell, author and 3rd place (KS1) in the Shropshire Bookfest Readers to Writers 2023 creative writing competition, from Hinstock Primary School with her first book 'Rosie & The Lost Friends'
Congratulations to all 1500 pupils from all 29 pri Congratulations to all 1500 pupils from all 29 primary schools who were inspired by their children's author workshop leaders to write some amazing books for the Readers to Writers 2023 creative writing competition #writingforpleasure
This is Ella. Back in 2016, aged 11, she won the f This is Ella. Back in 2016, aged 11, she won the film trailer comp in our Book Award 2016 project when she was at Greenfields Primary Sch Shrewsbury. And now before she heads off to the big wide world @UniofNewcastle she's doing some volunteer work for us #allgrownup #greatfuture #proudBookfest #readingforpleasure #readingforlife
Bookfest spent an amazing morning yesterday at Gre Bookfest spent an amazing morning yesterday at Greenfields Primary School with Beech, Poplar and Oak classes who with their fantastic teachers have taken the Readers to Writers 2023 project to the maximum by producing some wonderful creative writing. The freedom they've been given to let their imaginations fly is producing results that are taking their teachers by surprise. Good luck everyone and huge congratulations on becoming AUTHORS!

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