Booktrust news: 2012
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Bookstart in Japan after the Tsunami
Posted 10 September 20121 comments Izumi Satou from Bookstart Japan recounts how, after the tsunami of 2011, local authorities worked together to restore Bookstart, and the difference the programme made to a community ravaged by... Read 'Bookstart in Japan after the Tsunami' -
Bookbuzz launches online
Posted 4 September 2012With over 1,300 schools already signed up for this term, we are delighted to launch the brand new Bookbuzz website! Packed with information about books, useful resources and lots of... Read 'Bookbuzz launches online ' -
Keeping the wolf from the door
Posted 24 August 2012From 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' -
Children's Laureate library tour announced
Posted 16 August 2012Julia Donaldson has announced the libraries she will be visiting in this autumn's Children's Laureate Library Tour. Julia Donaldson has announced the libraries she will be visiting in this autumn's... Read 'Children's Laureate library tour announced ' -
Charity Times Awards shortlist 2012
Posted 13 August 2012Booktrust has made the shortlist for the Charity Times Awards 2012! The Charity Times Awards is in its thirteenth year and this highly successful, popular, and continues to be the... Read 'Charity Times Awards shortlist 2012 ' -
Blue Peter Book Awards 2013 launch
Posted 7 August 20125 comments We are now accepting entries from publishers for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2013! The enormously popular and influential Blue Peter Book Awards have been recognising and celebrating the best... Read 'Blue Peter Book Awards 2013 launch' -
Summer Reading
Posted 6 August 20122 comments The summer holidays can be a time when children lose momentum with their reading. Katherine Woodfine writes about how to counteract the 'summer reading dip' during the long summer break... Read 'Summer Reading ' -
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 launches
Posted 3 August 2012We are now accepting entries from publishers, agents and authors for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013! The Independent Foreign Prize honours the best work of fiction by a living... Read 'Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 launches' -
Literature lights up London Olympics opening
Posted 30 July 20121 comments From Peter Pan to Mary Poppins, children’s books took centre stage at Friday night’s London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, watched by a billion people across the globe, writes Katherine Woodfine... Read 'Literature lights up London Olympics opening' -
The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award...
Posted 29 July 20122 comments A prestigious panel of judges has been announced for the world's most valuable prize for a single short story. Novelist Joanna Trollope returns to the panel to judge the 2013... Read 'The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank...'
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Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] — Second Reading
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