Booktrust news: 2012
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Elif Shafak joins judging panel for Independent Foreign Fiction...
Posted 25 October 2012Award-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 20123 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 2012What 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 ' -
October at a glance
Posted 22 October 2012It's been a busy month here at Booktrust. We've had prizes galore, lots of interviews and book reviews. Here's a digested guide to things you might have missed across the... Read 'October at a glance ' -
Mark Lawson chairs the UK and Ireland's answer to...
Posted 18 October 2012Booktrust is delighted to announce the launch of the David Cohen Prize for Literature 2013. Awarded biennially, the £40,000 prize honours a lifetime's achievement in literature. Writer, critic and broadcaster... Read 'Mark Lawson chairs the UK and...' -
Shadow Chancellor joins the Bookstart Bear at family event
Posted 16 October 2012Shadow Chancellor joins the Bookstart Bear at family event Taking a day away from Westminster politics, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls read classic story We're Going on a Bear Hunt to... Read 'Shadow Chancellor joins the Bookstart Bear...' -
Judges announced for Blue Peter Book Awards 2013
Posted 12 October 2012The Times columnist and best-selling author of How to be a Woman Caitlin Moran, will be one of the judges helping to select Blue Peter’s favourite children’s books of the... Read 'Judges announced for Blue Peter Book...' -
Comics: reaching the parts other literature can't reach
Posted 11 October 20122 comments We are proud to announce an event at the Free Word Centre on 19 November, 2012 featuring Hannah Berry in conversation with the country's best graphic novelists. Event name: Comics:... Read 'Comics: reaching the parts other literature...' -
The Women's Prize for Fiction 2013 launches with new...
Posted 9 October 20121 comments Oscar-nominated actor Miranda Richardson to chair a panel of judges for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013. Also announced: funding and new partnerships for the Prize Now in its eighteenth... Read 'The Women's Prize for Fiction 2013...' -
'Booktrust is nourishing children's imaginations'
Posted 8 October 2012Last week, we celebrated 20 years of Bookstart with a reception at Lancaster House hosted by Bookstart supporter Miriam González Durántez. The reception was attended by a host of Bookstart... Read ''Booktrust is nourishing children's imaginations' '
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