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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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Big Book Award 2020 Shortlist is announced…
Over 1100 copies of books from the Bookfest Book Award shortlist will soon fill the classrooms of...
‘Fizzlingly fantastic’ creative writing conference for teachers
On 16 November 2022, teachers, librarians, literacy leaders from the 29 primary schools taking part in Readers...
‘Unlocking the Power of Stories’ Conference Report
Teachers, librarians, literacy leaders from all 40 primary schools taking part in Book Award 2020 spent the...
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...
Book Award 2020 is up and running…
If you think your school would like to be part of projects like this in the future...
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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