Anthea Bell’s translation from German of Kai Meyer’s THE FLOWING QUEEN, published by Egmont Press has won her the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation 2007.
Log on to www.booktrusted.co.uk to read interviews with Anthea, Bell, Kai Meyer and an article by Elizabeth Hammill on judging the Marsh Award – with comments on the winner and all the shortlisted titles.
Visit www.malorieblackman.co.uk for an online blog, videos, information about all of her books – including those upcoming – and useful links!
Malorie has said of her new site: “I wanted to make my site more interactive, with the regular blog entries and information about new titles and events – I love the new look and hope that everyone else will too!”
Seven Stories’ Chief Executive Mary Briggs, 58, from Edmondbyers near Hexham has been rewarded for her contribution to children’s literature by being placed on the 2007 New Year’s honours list. Mary will receive an Order of the British Empire by Royal appointment later this year. read more...
Based on a series of focus groups involving 88 young people, this research suggested the following:
· To help both teenagers and their parents, books for teenagers should include guidance on the cover about the incidence of sex, violence, drugs, swearing etc
Ten £1 books produced to celebrate 10th World Book Day March 2007 read more...
In honour of World Book Day’s 10th Anniversary, ten stories by bestselling writers including Anthony Horowitz and Nick Arnold are being produced for children of all ages on World Book Day, 1st March 2007, priced individually at £1.
Over 13 million school children will receive a World Book Day £1 Book Token which can be exchanged for a World Book Day £1 Book between 26 February - 25 March or put towards any book or audio book costing £2.99 or more.
Starbucks and the National Literacy Trust (NLT) have joined forces for the fourth year running to launch the Christmas Bookdrive, an initiative which collects new books through stores to share with local children. read more...
As part of the initiative, children from different regions across the country are being encouraged to take part in a creative writing competition, on the theme ‘my local community and what it means to me’. The winning child from each region will be given a book token and a selection of books from the Bookdrive for their school.
Stephen Davies has won the Glen Dimplex Children's Book Award for his first children's book, Sophie and the Albino Camel, published by Andersen Press read more...
Davies triumphed over a shortlist to win EUR 5,000 in the children's book category of the The Glen Dimplex New Writers Awards. Accepting the award via video link from Cambodia, Stephen Davies thanked his neighbours and friends back home in Burkina Faso for their inspiration for his series of books about Sophie and her adventures in Africa. The second book in the series, Sophie and the Locust Curse will be published in March 2007.
The Illustration Cupboard , Britain’s only specialist dealer in contemporary book illustration, has opened brand new gallery space in central London read more...
This new space, dedicated to exhibiting and selling the original artwork by more than one hundred different artists, will be the first of its kind. With exhibition space on three floors, this central London gallery will display a constant and revolving programme throughout the year of single artists shows, guest exhibitions from around the world, specialist events, author signings and family afternoons.
