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Announcing the shortlist for Big Book Award 2026…

We are very excited to reveal the six books shortlisted for Big Book Award 2026. Each of them has been enthusiastically recommended by Year 5 and 6 pupils in Shropshire primary schools. Between them, they spent 8 weeks reading more than 70 titles nominated for the Award by leading UK publishers – all published in

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30/04/2021

Schools’ Week 2021 sets out to discover the authors of the future with its creative writing initiative.  

Schools’ Week 2021 is a 6 month long project that began in January 2021 and offers primary...

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08/01/2021

Schools’ Week 2021 – creative writing competition gets underway

So we are nearing the end of the Schools’ Week 2021 project. Over 1300 primary school pupils...

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06/08/2020

The shortlist for the Picture Book Award 2020

From over 60 beautiful picture books submitted to the longlist, through to an irresistible list of 9...

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14/05/2020

The shortlist for the Picture Book Award 2020 will be announced VERY soon…

With the help of some passionate and persuasive readers at 9 local primary schools, we are able...

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29/04/2020

Coronavirus Update Picture Book Award 2020

We are conscious that the ongoing situation caused by the Coronavirus is causing continued changes to everyone’s...

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06/10/2020

Picture Award 2020 Winner is a runaway success…

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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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