Michael Grant returns to GONE universe

Michael Grant's new action-packed series will follow on from his bestselling Gone books. The first book in the new series, Monster, will be published in October this year with two more books in the series to follow.

Short story writing competition

Commercial company Print Express is backing children's creativity with its first children's short story competition, open to those aged five to 13 years, with a closing date of midnight on the 31st March.

design.printexpress.co.uk/the-print-express-childrens-short-story-competition/

ReadingZone Festival 2017

ReadingZone Festival 2017 ReadingZone will be visiting schools in Surrey as part of the ReadingZone Festival 2017, giving more than 3,000 children the chance to meet authors and find out about books and creative writing.

Design a book token competition

Here's a great World Book Day competition for children and young people to design a book token. There will be a winner and runner-up in three age categories.

www.worldbookday.com/competitions/token/

ReadingZone Festival 2017

ReadingZone will be visiting schools in Surrey as part of the ReadingZone Festival 2017, giving more than 3,000 children the chance to meet authors and find out about books and creative writing.

500 Words competition

The BBC's popular short story writing competition, 500 Words, is back and is inviting children aged five to 13 years to send in their short stories! The competition closes at 7pm on Thursday 23rd February.

www.bbc.co.uk/500words

Short story competition for Surrey schools

A short story competition has been launched by the Warwick School in Surrey school for local students in the borough of Reigate and Banstead. The competition is open to those in Years five to nine and stories must be set in the local area.

Brian Conaghan wins Costa children's award

Costa has announced the winners of the Costa Book Awards 2016 in the First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's Book categories, with Brian Conaghan taking the children's award for his YA novel, The Bombs That Brought Us Together.