500 Words 2020

The BBC is looking for fabulous stories of up to 500 Words for its 2020 writing competition for children aged 5-13 years!

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4n1HgL2GFCWDmCtq9Sx5kKB/500-words-2020

Finish this story

Aged under 19? Enjoy writing longer stories of up to 1,000 words? Then why not enter the 2020 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition?

www.branfordboaseaward.org.uk/

WICKED Young Writers Awards

If you're under 25 years, and LOVE writing, the Wicked Young Writers Awards - created by the producers of the musical, WICKED - are looking for stories of up to 750 words from you!

www.wickedyoungwriterawards.com/about-the-award

Carnegie and Kate Greenaway nominations

Nominations for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced, with more than 162 books nominated for both medals. The longlists will be announced in February 2020.

www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/press.php?release=pres_2020_nominations_carnegie.html

His Dark Materials comes to BBC1

Look out for the first episode of His Dark Materials, airing on BBC1 on 3rd November. The first eight episodes are based on Northern Lights, the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=64JAZKy8BpA

Victorian history helped inspire debut novel

Liz Hyder blogs about how a visit to a disused mine inspired her novel, Bearmouth, which draws on research into the working conditions of children in Victorian mines, and which has parallels with the exploitation of child workers in today's world.

I Am Thunder wins Branford Boase Award

Muhammad Khan and his editor Lucy Pearse of Macmillan Children's Books (pictured) have been announced as the winners of the 2019 Branford Boase Award, which celebrates debut authors and their editors. The award is now in its 20th year.

readingzone.com/index.php?zone=sz&page=interview&authorid=df7af2a2255a87ff360de10f7b6e1c96

Winner of Reigate & Banstead Writes

We're delighted to share the winning entry for the Reigate Writes competition among schools in Surrey, which was won by 12 year old Katy Adanaya from Warwick School.