Shortlisting meeting postponed

Due to severe weather conditions, the Baby Book Award and Picture Book shortlisting meetings due to take place today have been cancelled.


Weather permitting, we will be shortlisting for the Shorter/Longer and Young Adult categories on 24th January as planned. Today’s meetings will be rescheduled as soon as possible.

Sorry to keep everyone in suspense a little longer ....Watch this space for the new date.

2013 shortlist Meetings

12 Days until the 2013 Shortlist meetings begin!

21st January - Group meets to vote for Baby Book and Picture Book categories
24th January - Shorter/Longer and Young Adult groups meet and vote

We will not be officially announcing the shortlist until all publishers have been contacted to check availability of the books and agreement to take part in the project has been confirmed.

Thankyou to all who have submitted or suggested some fantastic books for children and young people discover and enjoy.

Watch this space...........................

Sheffield Children's Book Award results announced

At last the secret results are out!

The award ceremony for the 2012 project took place at the Sheffield City Hall yesterday.

The event was attended by 25 authors and illustrators together with representatives from publishers and....over 1,200 Sheffield children and young people.

Overall winner - Agatha Parrot and the Floating Head by Kjartan Poskitt

CATEGORY WINNER

PICTURE BOOK - Dear Fairy Godmother by Michael Rosen & Nick Sharratt

SHORTER & LONGER NOVELS - Agatha Parrot and the Floating Head

YOUNG ADULT - Flip by Martyn Bedford

HIGHLY COMMENDED

PICTURE BOOKS - The Pirates Next Door - Jonny Duddle

SHORTER & LONGER NOVELS - Cartoon Kid

YOUNG ADULT - Mr Creecher

COMMENDED

PICTURE BOOKS - A Place to call Home

SHORTER & LONGER NOVELS - One Dog and his Boy - Eva Ibbotson

YOUNG ADULT - A Year Without Autumn - Liz Kessler

QUICK READS CATEGORY -

The Gun by Bali Rai

BABY BOOK AWARD -

Lulu's Lunch by Camilla Reid & Allie Busby

Your suggestions welcome for Long list books for the 2013 project .

 

Author attendance Update

The latest author to announce attendance at the Award ceremony 2012....

Sam Gayton author of The Snow Merchant! We look forward to welcoming Sam to Sheffield.

Carnegie/Greenaway shortlist 2013

The Carnegie/Greenaway medal 2013 shortlist has just been announced. Select the link to discover some great reads. Some are very familiar for Sheffield Children's Book Award followers. Just goes to show how good Sheffield is at finding good books!


http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_2013_longlist.html

More authors attending the Award ceremony

I am thrilled to announce another 2 authors/illustrators will now be attending the Book Award ceremony..........

Jonny Duddle - Author and illustrator of - The Pirates Next Door

Lauren Tobia - Illustrator of Anna Hibiscus

 

 

Summer Reading Challenge theme 2013

Yes, I know that we are just finishing off this year's challenge, but I am delighted to be able to share the latest information about the Summer reading Challnge 2013, which will be called Creepy House, and to announce that Chris Riddell will be the 2013 illustrator.

Creepy House

A creepy house provides the backdrop for a spine-tingling introduction to books with lots of fun along the way.
· A whodunit mystery to solve in a creepy house. A gang of young detectives investigate clues and follow a trail through three different zones: dare you explore the dusty secret passage, the batty attic, and the chills that lie in store in the cellar….
Watch out for more information in your local library next year.