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Andrea Reece
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Mostly reading. Managing Editor Books for Keeps, administrator Klaus Flugge Prize and Branford Boase Award plus other book-y stuff.
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"Recent #BranfordBoaseAward shortlists have highlighted significant shifts of direction in writing for children. We look forward to finding fresh voices in the submissions & stories we haven’t read before." Julia Eccleshare

Submissions open now #KidLitUK
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Graphic with photographs of the last four winning authors of the Branford Boase Award Margaret McDonald, Nathanael Lessore, Christine Pillainayagam, Maisie Chan. The BBA is awarded to the author and editor of the outstanding debut novel for children. The image also features sponsors' logos, ALCS and Walker Books.
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Perfect start to #NationalPoetryDay, listening to @poetrybyheart.bsky.social Champion Albie on the Steve Harris breakfast show BBC Radio Solent. His winning performance of Swinburne's A Forsaken Garden is breathtaking! Listen again: 50 minutes in ❤️ bbc.in/SolentDorset @bbcsounds.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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ICYMI Emma Farrarons has been named winner of the 10th #KlausFluggePrize for most promising and exciting newcomer to picture book #illustration. She won for MY HAIR IS AS LONG AS A RIVER, written by Charlie Castle. Find out more 👇 #KidLitUK
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Decorative graphic with the covers of the ten books that have been awarded the Klaus Flugge Prize the cover of My Hair is as Long as a River by Charlie Castle, illustrated by Klaus Flugge Prize winner Emma Farrarons.
September 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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One week to go! The countdown to the announcement of the winner of the 2025 (and tenth!) #KlausFluggePrize has started. Watch the shortlisted illustrators open up their sketchbooks and find out more about their books and illustration styles below🖌️#KidLit #BookSky
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Graphic announcing that the winner of the 2025 Klaus Flugge Prize for most exciting and promising newcomer to children's picture book illustration will be announced on Thursday 11 September, plus covers of the three books on the shortlist: My Hair is as Long as a River, illustrated by Emma Farrarons; The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods, written and illustrated by Mikey Please; and Grandad's Star, illustrated by Rhian Stone. Logo for the Klaus Flugge Prize, marking its tenth anniversary.
September 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Congratulations Margaret McDonald and her editors Alice Swan and Ama Badu, winners of the 2025 #branfordboaseaward for outstanding debut novel for young people with GLASGOW BOYS @faberbooks.bsky.social #KidLit #KidLitUk #BookSky

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Decorative graphic with photos of the winners of the 2025 Branford Boase Award, for author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children: Margaret McDonald (author) and Alice Swan and Ama Badu (editors) Also the cover of the book they created together, Glasgow Boys Photograph of author Margaret McDonald making a speech on accepting the Branford Boase Award. To the side are her editors Ama Badu in white and Alice Swan in pink and black jumpsuit.
July 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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The @poetrybyheart.bsky.social Grand Finale at The Globe,
a celebration of #Poetry + the joys & benefits of learning it by heart.
❤️ 58k young people performed a poem for others
❤️4k entries to the national round of the comp
❤️1.6k schools took part
❤️128k learned a poem by heart
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Young finalists being watched as they perform poems they love out loud and by heart onstage at Shakespeare's Globe in the Grand Finalie of Poetry By Heart. Photo by Marcus Duran A young performer at the Poetry By Heart Grand Finale at Shakespeare's Globe caught by photographer Marcus Duran mid jump as he recites a poem he loves by heart.
July 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Interested in #picturebooks & #illustration? Don't miss this special event with award-winning illustrators Mariajo Ilustrajo & Joseph Namara Hollis, chaired by Derek Brazell Tues 24 June, 6pm – 8.30pm Burgh House Find out more and reserve your place! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-art-of...
Graphic advertising the event with cover of Pierre's New Hair by Joseph Namara Hollis and Flooded by Mariajo Ilustrajo, both of whom won the Klaus Flugge Prize for most exciting newcomer to picturebook illustration. Also the Association of Illustrators logo.
June 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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End #halfterm boredom, enter the Henrietta Branford #Writing Competition. Open to anyone 19 & under. Write a story, poem, song or rap lyrics that will make the judges laugh! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Full details plus Nathanael Lessore inspiration ✏️⬇️!
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A graphic advertising the 2025 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, open to young people aged 19 and under. They are asked to write a story, poem, song or rap lyrics that will make the judges laugh. Full details are on the Branford Boase Award website.
February 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Buy any of the #PictureBooks on the longlist for the #KlausFluggePrize from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social during February and 10% will go to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social as part of #ReadItForward. You'll be supporting indy bookshops too ❤️📚 uk.bookshop.org/shop/klausfl...
Graphic showing the 15 great picture books by exciting new picture book illustrators on the new longlist for the Klaus Flugge Prize.
February 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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If you know young people who like #Writing, tell them about the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition. Open now to all 8 - 18 yr olds. The judges are looking for stories, poems, lyrics that will make them laugh. They want young writers to have fun!
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Graphic to highlight the 2025 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition for Young People which runs in conjunction with the Branford Boase Award and is open too all young people 8 - 18. Author Henrietta Branford who died in 2000, was always keen to encourage young writers. The Branford Boase Award was set up in memory of Henrietta and her editor Wendy Boase of Walker Books.
February 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Plimsolls on and donation made for #PimsollDay 🚢#savelivesatsea
February 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Set up in memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford & her editor Wendy Boase, the #BranfordBoaseAward is given annually to author and editor of the year’s outstanding debut novel for children. Discover the books up for this year's award #KidLit branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-longlist/
A graphic with the covers of the 20 books on the longlist for the 2025 Branford Boase Award. Established in 2000, the Branford Boase is awarded to the author and - uniquely - the editor of the year's outstanding debut book for children and young people. It highlights the best new writers for children and puts the editor's skill in the spotlight too.
January 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM