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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...'
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 '
Roald Dahl Funny Prize Shortlist announced

Posted 20 September 2012
1 comments A sequel to children’s classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Frank Cottrell Boyce, who wrote the script for the much lauded London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, has been selected as... Read 'Roald Dahl Funny Prize Shortlist announced'
Keeping the wolf from the door

Posted 24 August 2012
From prize money to a profile boost, Booktrust's Hannah Davies reveals the rewards authors reap from winning literary prizes The recent announcement from Orange that 2012 will mark... Read 'Keeping the wolf from the door'
Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012 judges announced

Posted 26 July 2012
The Great British Bake Off and Light Lunch presenter Mel Giedroyc and journalist and author of The Reluctant Bride Lucy Mangan are two of the judges announced for the fifth... Read 'Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012 judges...'
Roald Dahl Funny Prize winners announced

Posted 8 November 2011
A rhyming picture book about pirate cats has seized the bounty for the funniest book for children aged six and under in this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Cats Ahoy!... Read 'Roald Dahl Funny Prize winners announced'