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Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence announces her writing competition 15/01/2025
Send in your stories or poems to enter her writing competition.
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce meets BookTrust early years partners 15/01/2025
Find out what happened when Waterstones Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce met wi...
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Letterbox Club
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Promoting authors and illustrators of colour
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Our Writer in Residence
Keep up with Patrice
Every six months, BookTrust appoints a new Writer or Illustrator in Residence to give us their own unique perspective on the world of children's books. Patrice Lawrence is our current Writer in Residence.
