In an interesting comment during his interview with The His previous novel Trash was famously pulled from the Blue Peterīook Award shortlist last year because of some scenes of violence and
Andy Mulligan has a genuine warmth for children.' Strong new talent and very much look forward to seeing what he does its anarchy, its good humour, its warm heart and the way His novel, Return to Ribblestrop, was praised by JuliaĮccleshare, the Chair of the judges, for, Win the 1,500 Guardian Children's Fiction Prizeįor 2011. 'inappropriate boarding school' has helped Andy Mulligan to
Will be announced during a special edition of the Blue Peter on 1stĪ teacher's vision of life at an unusual and Official Countdown To The London 2012 Games by Simon Hart. John Farndon, Steve Parker, Stewart Ross and Philip Steele and The Non-fiction arena there will be a clash between a 'fact book'ĭiscover the Extreme World by Camilla de la Bedoyere, Clive Gifford, Gareth P Jones and A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler. The fiction category features a fight between a teenage werewolf and a time-travelling school girl courtesy of The Considine Curse by Variety of schools, deciding which book they think deserves the award. As before, this competition, jointly run withīooktrust, will involve some 200 viewers of the programme, from a On 7th December 2011 the shortlist for the 2012 Blue Peter BookĪward was announced. Shortlisted entries in each category receive $5,000 tax-free.' The winner of each award will receive $80,000 tax-free and the Non-fiction, young adult fiction, children's fiction and Australian In 2012 there are six awards: adult fiction, poetry, The valuable contribution literature makes in shaping our cultural recognise outstanding literary talent in our country and The annual 'Prime Minister's BookĪwards' are now an established feature of Australian cultural life. It is interesting to note that in Australia the state sponsors its Where young readers make up part of the decision processĪnd the thinking behind their judgements is shared widely, we are givenįascinating personal insights into what makes good contemporary writing. Those who make it to the short lists and can lead to increased sales for Of annual Book Awards on offer to children's writers sponsored byĬompanies working in the UK. Retrieved from Ī regular feature in Book box is a trawl through the rich variety 2012 National Association for the Teaching of English 30 Apr. MLA style: "Book awards." The Free Library.
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