Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
From Waterstones
Resource type: Book awards
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4
Region(s): All of UK
The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize is a celebration of the best new talent in children’s writing and illustration, as voted for by Waterstones booksellers. There are three prize categories:
- Illustrated Books
- Younger Readers
- Older Readers
There are winners for each of the three categories, who then compete for the overall title of Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year.
Discover the shortlisted titles and the Overall Winner for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2022.
Timetable:
- The 2023 shortlist will be released on Thursday 9th February.
- The winners will be announced in March or April.
Cost: Free.
About Waterstones: Waterstones is a chain of bookshops originally founded by Tim Waterstone in 1982. It is the last national bookshop chain, with over 280 sites across the UK.
Further resources:
- Other picture book awards include The Bookbug Picture Book Prize, the FCBG Children’s Book Award, the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal, the Klaus Flugge Prize, the Shropshire Bookfest Book Awards, the Spark! School Book Awards and the UKLA Book Awards.
- For a full list of children’s book awards click here.
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