Booktrust news: 2012
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Video: Families wish Bookstart a happy birthday
Posted 4 October 2012Mums, dads and children talk about the fun of sharing stories together Watch the video that celebrates 20 years of Bookstart, our programme that gives free books to every baby... Read 'Video: Families wish Bookstart a happy...' -
Pearson wins Dragon Award
Posted 4 October 2012Congratulations this morning to our partners Pearson who have won a Lord Mayor's Dragon Award 2012 for their education work with Booktime! The Lord Mayor's Dragon Awards celebrate Community Engagement... Read 'Pearson wins Dragon Award ' -
East beats West as Miroslav Penkov wins short story...
Posted 2 October 2012Bulgarian author Miroslav Penkov has won the £15,000 BBC International Short Story Award for his story ‘East of the West’. The announcement was made live on Radio 4’s Front Row... Read 'East beats West as Miroslav Penkov...' -
Jeremy Strong launches Read for My School at The...
Posted 1 October 20122 comments National schools reading competition to encourage reading for pleasure 100,000 free books for schools to be donated by Pearson Read for My School, the brand new national schools... Read 'Jeremy Strong launches Read for My...' -
Burtenshaw takes the chair
Posted 26 September 2012Former London Book Fair Director calls on publishers to join in campaign to preserve Government funding for bookgifting Alistair Burtenshaw has taken over as Chair of Booktrust, Britain's... Read 'Burtenshaw takes the chair ' -
Roald Dahl Funny Prize Shortlist announced
Posted 20 September 20121 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' -
From first loves to last laughs
Posted 14 September 2012From first loves to last laughs: the shortlist for the BBC International Short Story Award opens a window to the world The shortlist for the BBC International Short Story Award... Read 'From first loves to last laughs' -
Thank you! Bookstart 20 campaign smashes 10,000 pledge target
Posted 11 September 20126 comments Over 12,000 people have pledged their support to Bookstart We are thrilled to announce that the Bookstart 20 campaign has surpassed its target of 10,000 pledges. Launched in February,... Read 'Thank you! Bookstart 20 campaign smashes...' -
Children's Laureate launches new website for teachers
Posted 11 September 2012Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson has today launched a brand new interactive website for teachers, picturebookplays.co.uk This new website is packed full of ideas for performing picture books with children in... Read 'Children's Laureate launches new website for...' -
Three is the magic number
Posted 10 September 2012Booktrust is more used to handing out prizes than receiving them, but this autumn we are in the running for three prestigious awards for our work Booktrust has been shortlisted... Read 'Three is the magic number '
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