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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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19/11/2022

‘Fizzlingly fantastic’ creative writing conference for teachers

On 16 November 2022, teachers, librarians, literacy leaders from the 29 primary schools taking part in Readers...

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20/11/2019

‘Unlocking the Power of Stories’ Conference Report

Teachers, librarians, literacy leaders from all 40 primary schools taking part in Book Award 2020 spent the...

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27/09/2019

Primary schools in stampede to sign up to Shrewsbury Bookfest’s Book Award 2020…

The latest Shrewsbury Bookfest Book Award project for primary schools in Shropshire has been snapped up by...

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08/09/2019

Book Award 2020 is up and running…

If you think your school would like to be part of projects like this in the future...

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01/07/2019

Call for Submissions to Shrewsbury Bookfest Book Awards 2020

Shrewsbury Bookfest’s Book Awards is a child-led reading development initiative delivered into Shropshire primary schools every two...

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24/05/2019

Funding boost for Book Award 2020 project…

Shrewsbury Bookfest’s flagship project ‘Book Award‘ for Shropshire Primary Schools has just won substantial funding from the...

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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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