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Announcing our new online writer in residence...

Posted 3 December 2012
Welcome Matt Haig! Matt Haig is an award-winning author of books for children, teenagers, young adults and adults. Following Hannah Berry, and previously writers like Patrick Ness, Bali Rai, Evie... Read 'Announcing our new online writer in...'
From Neverland to Hogwarts via Middle-earth

Posted 30 November 2012
Read for My School, the brand new national schools reading competition from The Pearson Foundation and Booktrust, with support from the Department for Education has announced the 90 titles that... Read 'From Neverland to Hogwarts via Middle-earth'
Booktrust announce renewed funding for bookgifting

Posted 29 November 2012
1 comments Funding for Booktrust secured until 2015, with a new task to develop schemes to target disadvantaged two-year-olds The Government has announced that Booktrust will continue to receive a grant to... Read 'Booktrust announce renewed funding for bookgifting'
Actress Tamsin Greig launches Booktime 2012 with the help...

Posted 13 November 2012
Nine millionth book to be gifted to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading... There is a saying in showbusiness that you should never work with animals and... Read 'Actress Tamsin Greig launches Booktime 2012...'
Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012 winners announced!

Posted 6 November 2012
Dark Lord eliminates comic competition by seizing the prize for the funniest book for children aged seven to fourteen, whilst a picture book about toddler tantrums stomps to victory in... Read 'Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012 winners...'
The right time for some books

Posted 2 November 2012
Has your child just started primary school? Thanks to the Booktime programme, your child will get a free book pack from their school this autumn term. A brilliant programme and... Read 'The right time for some books'
Get a free audio short story from Neil Gaiman...

Posted 26 October 2012
Audible have announced they will donate 50p per free download of a new Neil Gaiman Halloween story to Booktrust. The horror story is exclusive to Audible and written and narrated... Read 'Get a free audio short story...'
Elif Shafak joins judging panel for Independent Foreign Fiction...

Posted 25 October 2012
Award-winning Turkish author Elif Shafak, whose novels have been translated into more than 30 languages, joins a prestigious panel of judges for the £10,000 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013. The... Read 'Elif Shafak joins judging panel for...'
Why books matter - Jacqueline Wilson's impassioned plea

Posted 24 October 2012
3 comments With the news in the last month that food bills have increased 32% since 2007, we can see there's a squeeze on the disposable income of UK households. So... Read 'Why books matter - Jacqueline Wilson's...'
October prizes round-up

Posted 22 October 2012
What is a prize without its judges? It's like asking what is a book without its author, what is a sandwich without filling, what is soup without croutons. Four of... Read 'October prizes round-up '