About The Book Awards
Welcome to our first Children’s Literature Festivals Book Awards
Primary age children from ten schools in less privileged areas will be introduced to authors and illustrators through a variety of book titles to help explore and inspire a love of reading. We will be involving ten libraries to help the children decide what books they enjoyed the most and why. We will be encouraging children to read aloud some excerpts of the stories for us to post to help share the love of reading aloud and together.
We will have a Teachers Choice Award in collaboration with our Ambassadors.
Timeline
Publishers are invited to submit copies of their chosen titles (20 copies of each) published from 1st October 2021 to 1st October 2022. The books will be sent to the chosen primary schools and libraries for the children to read and provide feedback by 15th April 2023. The top ten books and winning titles per category will be published online on 15th May, Children’s day in the UK.
***Deadline for submissions; 16th September 2022. Maximum of five titles per publisher for each category. All authors must live in the UK.***
The Prizes
Each winning author/Illustrator will receive a trophy and be invited to visit one of the participating primary schools or libraries for a funded visit drawn from our prize draw.
The Judges
Primary age children will be judging with an additional Teachers Award.
To Enter Books for 2024
EMAIL: info@childrensliteraturefestivals.com with CLF Book Award 2023/24 in the subject.
Please list: Title, Author, Illustrator , Category, Date Published : Traditionally published books must be submitted by publishers who will be requested to provide ten copies for each school and library.
Publishers of Independently published books – will be requested to provide one copy and we will contact you for further copies should your book be entered into the competition. We have sponsorship packages available, please contact us via email.
Traditionally Published
Picture Book
Illustrated Young Reader book
Young Reader
Poetry Book
Independently published
Picture/Illustrated
Young Reader
Teachers Choice Awards
Picture Book
Illustrated Young Reader book
Young Reader
Meet Our Ambassadors
SF Said
Author
Chris Callaghan
Author
Christina Gabbitas
Author, Founder & Trustee
Andy Seed
Author & Poet
Performed Selby & Blackburn Fest
Award Sponsors, Libraries, Schools & Supporters















