We're thrilled to announce The Week Junior Book Awards 2024. Celebrating the brilliant world of children’s books and the talented people who create them, this awards honours the authors, illustrators and publishers who inspire children to read for pleasure. The emphasis is on original ideas, outstanding illustration and smart storytelling, as well as new and diverse talent.Â
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Entries are open from 6 March. Register your interest below and we'll let you know once the awards are open.Â
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KEY DATES
6 March |
Entries open |
27 March |
Closing date for entries |
18 June |
Shortlist announced |
September (date tbc) |
Winners announced at the award ceremony |
Take a look at the 2023 awards in action...
The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger
Author, J.T. Williams. Illustrator, Simone Douglas
Farshore
Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year
Frankie's World
Author and Illustrator, Aoife Dooley
Scholastic
Children’s Book of the Year: Younger Fiction
Anisha, Accidental Detective: Holiday Adventure
Author, Serena Patel. Illustrator, Emma McCannÂ
Usbourne
Children’s Book of the Year: Older Non-Fiction
Real-life Dragons and their Stories of Survival
Author, Anita Ganeri. Illustrator Jianan Liu
Hachette Children's Group Wayland
Children’s Book Cover of the Year
Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals
Author and Illustrator, Rob Biddulph
Macmillan
Children’s Book of the Year: STEM
24 Hours in Space
Author, Rob Lloyd Jones, Illustrator, Laurent Kling
Usborne
Children’s Audiobook of the Year
Natural Wonders of the World
Author, Sidra Ansari. Narrator, Ben Bailey Smith
Ladybird
Children’s Book of the Year: Younger Non-Fiction
The Extraordinary Book That Makes You Feel Happy
Author, Poppy O’Neill, Illustrator, Caribay M. Benavides
Weldon Owen Children's Books
Congratulations to our highly commended titles...
The Extraordinary Book that Invents Itself
Authors, Alison Buxton and Helen Bell. Illustrator, Pintachan.Â
Weldon Owen Children's Books
Take a look at what last year's winners had to say...
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