Today, CLPE (the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education) announced postponement of its CLIPPA (Poetry Award process. As the press release below explains, the award is very dependent upon the participation of schools via its shadowing scheme and the decision has therefore been taken to postpone the process until the autumn, by which time it’s hoped that schools will have reopened. 

Press release:

The CLiPPA (CLPE Poetry Award) is one of the highlights of the year for CLPE, a uniquely important part of our work to promote literacy. What’s more, thanks to support from our sponsors Arts Council England (ACE) and ALCS; the backing of publishers, poetry organisations, poets, illustrators and our friends at the National Theatre; and the enthusiasm of schools and teachers, it has become the UK’s most high profile celebration of poetry for children. We are very aware of just how much schools value and enjoy the shadowing scheme and the opportunity to be involved, which is why the shadowing and the special ceremony at the National Theatre have become such a key part of CLiPPA.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to make changes to the announcement of the 2020 shortlist and the launch of this year’s shadowing.  Louise Johns-Shepherd, Chief Executive of the CLPE, explains: “Unlike most awards, the CLiPPA is very much a team project, bringing poets and their audience together to explore and celebrate poetry.  We want to wait therefore until children and teachers are back together in their classrooms before launching the 2020 award. By then too the National Theatre will be open again to host another rousing and inspirational CLiPPA award ceremony.

There’s one other equally important reason for our delay: Michael Rosen is chair of the 2020 judging panel and as most people know, Michael is currently ill with suspected coronavirus.  We wish him a full recovery and know that everyone will agree with our decision to wait before proceeding with this year’s CLiPPA.”

CLPE’s commitment to poetry is unchanged and there are a wealth of resources for schools to use on the Poetryline pages of the CLPE website.

For further information about the award and the shadowing scheme please visit https://www.clpe.org.uk/poetry or contact Sarah James sarah@clpe.org.uk / 020 7401 3382

 

These are the only national book awards which are judged by teachers, and this year the selections reflect newly-introduced  judging criteria that called for the selection to be from a “wide and inclusive range” of publishers and for books which “recognise a broad range of perspectives, experiences and voices”. Small imprints dominating the selections in each of the four categories.

There is a new category of Information Books 3- 14+.

12 teachers nominated from the 70 involved in the shortlisting will now form the final judging panel and have the challenging task of reading all the shortlisted books in all categories. Plans for the final judging meeting have had to adapt to the constraints imposed by the Covid-19 epidemic and the winner’s announcement will be postponed until later in the year. 

The Shortlists in full

3-6

Mixed  written and illustrated by Arree Chung (Macmillan)

The Suitcase    written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow)

Lubna and Pebble written by Wendy Meddour illustrated by Daniel Egnéus (OUP)

Julian is a Mermaid written and illustrated by Jessica Love (Walker Books)

If All the World Were.. written by Joseph Coelho illustrated by Allison Colpoys (Frances Lincoln)

The Visitor written and illustrated by Antje Damm translated by Sally-Anne Spencer (Gecko Press)

 

7-10+

Slick written by M.M.Vaughan ( Alma Books)

The Eleventh Trade written by Alyssa Hollingsworth (Piccadilly Press)

Race to the Frozen North written by Catherine Johnson, illustrated by Katie Hickie (Barrington Stoke)

The Legend of Kevin written and illustrated by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre (OUP)

The Middler written by Kirsty Applebaum(Nosy Crow)

Armistice Runner written by  Tom Palmer (Barrington Stoke)

 

11-14+

No Fixed Address written by  Susin Nielsen (Andersen Press)

Toffee written by Sarah Crossan (Bloomsbury)

Catching Teller Crow  written by Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullin ( Penguin)

Lenny’s Book of Everything written by Karen Foxlee (Pushkin Press)

The Skylark’s War written by Hilary McKay (Macmillan)

Pay Attention Carter Jones written by Gary D. Schmidt (Andersen Press)

 

Information Books 3 -14+

Mary and Frankenstein written by             Linda Bailey and illustrated by Jũlia Sardὰ, (Andersen Press)

A Book of Bears written and illustrated by   Katie Viggers (Laurence King)

A Child of St.  Kilda written and illustrated by Beth Waters (Child’s Play)

Counting on Katherine written by Helaine Becker and illustrated by Dow Phumiruck   (Macmillan)

Questions I am asked about the Holocaust        written by Heidi Fried   ( Scribe)

Once Upon a Raindrop written by James Carter and illustrated by Nomoco(Caterpillar Books)

 

 

 

The shortlists for these awards are announced today Thu 19 Mar 2020. The winners for both the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals 2020 are scheduled to be announced on Wednesday 17^th June. Now in its second year, the Shadowers’ Choice Award – voted for and awarded by the children and young people who shadow the Medals – will be announced alongside the two Medal winners.

2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal shortlist (alphabetical by author surname):

1. The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta, illustrated by Anshika Khullar (Hachette Children’s Group)
2. Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake (Hachette Children’s Group)
3. Lark by Anthony McGowan (Barrington Stoke)
4. Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay (Little Tiger)
5. Lampie written and illustratedby Annet Schaap and translated by Laura Watkinson (Pushkin Children’s Books)
6. Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick, illustrated by Alexis Deacon (Walker Books)
7. On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Walker Books)
8. Girl. Boy. Sea. by Chris Vick (Head of Zeus)

2020 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist (alphabetical by illustrator surname):

1. You’re Snug with Me illustrated by Poonam Mistry and written by Chitra Soundar (Lantana Publishing)
2. The Iron Man illustrated by Chris Mould and written by Ted Hughes (Faber & Faber)
3. The Suitcase written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow)
4. The Undefeated illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander(Andersen Press)
5. The Dam illustrated by Levi Pinfold and written by David Almond (Walker Books)
6. Mary and Frankenstein illustrated by Júlia Sardà and written by Linda Bailey (Andersen Press)
7. Tales from the Inner City written and illustrated by Shaun Tan (Walker Books)
8. Child of St Kilda written and illustrated by Beth Waters (Child’s Play)

The longlists for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals are announced today.

Here they are in full:

2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal longlist (alphabetical by author surname):

1. The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta, illustrated by Anshika Khullar (Hachette Children’s Group)
2. A Pocketful of Stars by Aisha Bushby (Egmont)
3. Toffee by Sarah Crossan (Bloomsbury)
4. Becoming Dinah by Kit de Waal (Hachette Children’s Group)
5. Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo (Walker Books)
6. Monsters by Sharon Dogar (Andersen Press)
7. Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly (Hot Key Books)
8. Lenny’s Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee (Pushkin Children’s Books)
9. Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake (Hachette Children’s Group)
10. Lark by Anthony McGowan (Barrington Stoke)
11. The Skylarks’ War by Hilary McKay (Macmillan Children’s Books)
12. No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen (Andersen Press)
13. Inkling by Kenneth Oppel (Walker Books)
14. Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay (Little Tiger)
15. Lampie written and illustrated by Annet Schaap and translated by Laura Watkinson (Pushkin Children’s Books)
16. Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick, illustrated by Alexis Deacon (Walker Books)
17. The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla (Hachette Children’s Group)
18. On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Walker Books)
19. Girl. Boy. Sea. by Chris Vick (Head of Zeus)
20. Paper Avalanche by Lisa Williamson (David Fickling Books)

 

2020 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal longlist (alphabetical by illustrator surname):

1. Captain Rosalie illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, written by Timothée de Fombelle and translated by Sam Gordon (Walker Books)
2. Wisp: A Story of Hope illustrated by Grahame Baker Smith and written by Zana Fraillon, (Hachette Children’s Group)
3. Quill Soup illustrated by Dale Blankenaar and written by Alan Durant (Tiny Owl)
4. B is for Baby illustrated by Angela Brooksbank and written by Atinuke, (Walker Books)
5. And the Ocean Was Our Sky illustrated by Rovina Cai and written by Patrick Ness (Walker Books)
6. Fanatical About Frogs written and illustrated by Owen Davey (Flying Eye)
7. Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black illustrated by Alexis Deacon and written by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick (Walker Books)
8. Lubna and Pebble illustrated by Daniel Egneus and written by Wendy Meddour (Oxford University Press)
9. When Sadness Comes to Call written and illustrated by Eva Eland (Andersen Press)
10. The King Who Banned the Dark written and illustrated by Emily Haworth-Booth (Pavilion Children’s Books)
11. You’re Snug with Me illustrated by Poonam Mistry and written by Chitra Soundar (Lantana Publishing)
12. The Iron Man illustrated by Chris Mould and written by Ted Hughes, (Faber & Faber)
13. The Suitcase written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow)
14. The Undefeated illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander (Andersen Press)
15. The Dam illustrated by Levi Pinfold and written by David Almond (Walker Books)
16. Mary and Frankenstein illustrated by Júlia Sardà and written by Linda Bailey (Andersen Press)
17. Little Wise Wolf illustrated by Hanneke Siemensma, written by Gijs Van der Hammen and translated by Laura Watkinson, (Book Island)
18. Tales from the Inner City written and illustrated by Shaun Tan (Walker Books)
19. Child of St Kilda written and illustrated by Beth Waters (Child’s Play)
20. Planetarium illustrated by Chris Wormell and written by Raman Prinja (Big Picture Press)

The shortlists for both the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals 2020 will be announced on Thursday 19th March 2020, with the winners being announced on Wednesday 17th June 2020 at a special daytime event at The British Library, hosted by University Challenge star and CILIP Library Champion, Bobby Seagull. The winners will each receive £500 worth of books to donate to their local library, a specially commissioned golden medal and a £5,000 Colin Mears Award cash prize.

Julia Hale, Chair of Judges, writes: “2020 was the first year of a new nomination procedure for both awards, reducing the number ofbooks eligible to be put forward for consideration by CILIP members from two titles to just one for each of the Medal categories of writing (Carnegie) and illustration (Kate Greenaway). Everyone who received a nomination should therefore be justly proud; their book is a precious and considered choice from a professional librarian. Although the total amount of nominations dropped from the epic 254 books of last year to ‘just’ 162, the judging experience was no less arduous and all-consuming for our volunteer judges, who give so much of their time and themselves to the process and ensure the ongoing legacy of these prestigious awards.

This year also marks the pilot for the revised criteria for the CILIP Carnegie medals for writing, focusing on an “outstanding reading experience”. It asks judges to reflect on experience and
representation in each work, the treatment of characters and plot and the potential resonance with its readership. We are thankful to Inclusive Minds’ Ambassadors who have helped to ensure
different perspectives from young voices continue to be heard throughout the course of the awards.”

The longlist for the 2020 Klaus Flugge Prize is announced today.

Now in its fifth year, the Klaus Flugge Prize is awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. It honours Klaus Flugge, founder of publisher Andersen Press and a supremely influential figure in picture books.

The judges for the 2020 prize are

• Mini Grey
• Meera Ghanshamdas, bookseller at Moon Lane Ink
• Jake Hope
• Pam Smy
• Jessica Love (2019 winner)

The panel will be chaired by Julia Eccleshare, director of the children’s programme of the Hay Festival.

 

The 2020 Klaus Flugge Prize longlist in full:

Look Up, Dapo Adeola, written by Nathan Bryan, editor Joe Marriott, designer Keren Greenfield (Puffin)
The Mist Monster, Kirsti Beautyman, editor Alison Green, designer Zoë Tucker (Alison Green Books)
Keith Among the Pigeons, Katie Brosnan, editor Sue Baker, designer Annie Kubler (Child’s Play)
Caspian Finds a Friend, Merrilees Brown, written by Jacqueline Veissid, editor Victoria Rock, designer Sara Gillingham (Chronicle Books)
Otto Blotter, Bird Spotter Graham Carter, editor Libby Hamilton, designer Rebecca Garrill (Andersen Press)
When Sadness Comes to Call, Eva Eland, editor Libby Hamilton, designer Rebecca Garrill (Andersen Press)
The Girl with Two Dads, Mel Elliott, editor Emma Dods, designer Abi Luffman (Egmont)
My Hair, Allen Fatimaharan, written by Hannah Lee, editor Alice Swan, designer Emma Eldridge (Faber & Faber)
The Star in the Forest, Helen Kellock, editor Anna Ridley, designer Aaron Hayden (Thames & Hudson)
Where is Your Sister?, Puck Koper, editor Suzanne Carnell, designer Jo Spooner (Two Hoots)
The Mole and the Hole, Brayden Kowalczuk, editor Katie Cotton, designer Zoë Tucker (Frances Lincoln Children’s Books)
Incredible Jobs You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of, Natalie Labarre, editor Victoria England, designer Holly Phillips (Nosy Crow)
On the Origin of Species, Sabina Radeva, editor Anna Barnes Robinson, designer Keren Greenfield (Puffin)
I Saw a Bee, Rob Ramsden, editor Janice Thomson, designer Goldy Broad (Scallywag Press)
One Fox: A Counting Thriller Book, Kate Read, editor Suzanne Carnell, designer Jo Spooner (Two Hoots)
Collecting Cats, Lorna Scobie, editors Sophie Cashell & Linas Alsenas, designer Strawberrie Donnelly (Scholastic)

The shortlist will be announced on 19 May 2020 by Mini Grey at a special public event at Foyles Charing Cross Road and the winner will be revealed on 16 September 2020.

More about the judges:

Born in a mini car in a car park in South Wales, Mini Grey worked as a theatre designer, then a primary school teacher, before studying for an MA in sequential design at Brighton University.
Mini’s first picture book for children, Egg Drop, a surreal story of an egg that dreams of being able to fly, was published in 2002. It established her as both a visually exciting illustrator of detailed, colourful artwork and a highly accomplished storyteller, who often narrates from an unusual, often edible, point of view, such as that of the pea in The Pea and the Princess (2003) the biscuit in Biscuit Bear (2004) – (winner of Nestlé Smarties Gold) – and the spoon in The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon (winner of the Kate Greenaway Award 2007). Traction Man is Here (2005) won the 2005 Boston Horn Book Award. Mini’s version of Hilaire Belloc’s cautionary tale of Jim (who runs away from his nurse and gets eaten by a lion) was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award 2011.  Other books by Mini include Hermelin, the story of a typing mouse detective, Space Dog, an intergalactic canine/feline romp set in the Outer Spooniverse, and The Bad Bunnies’ Magic Show. Her new book, Money-Go-Round, written by Roger McGough, will be published in February 2020.

Meera Ghanshamdas is the manager at Moon Lane Ink CIC, a social enterprise dedicated to raising equality in children’s books. Meera is passionate about driving forward change and progressing the conversation with regards to diversity and inclusion. She has spoken publicly at various institutions and conferences about diversity and managing a community interest company. Born in Hong Kong, she has lived in five countries, across three continents, before settling to live in London. Meera has a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins.

Named as one of the UK’s top librarians of the future in the national Love Libraries campaign, Jake Hope is chair of the working party for Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, a post which oversees the running and strategic development of the awards. He is a children’s book and reading development consultant and has written extensively including chapters on books about reading development, the School Library Association publication around diversity and inclusion and previews for leading trade magazine The Bookseller.  He is currently working on Seeing Sense, a book about visual literacy.  Jake enjoys working creatively, has strong network links across the book trade and reading sector and is passionate about children’s books and promoting a love of reading and writing with young people and their families.  

Jessica Love won the 2019 Klaus Flugge Prize for her book Julian Is a Mermaid (Walker Books). She is an illustrator and a New York–based actor. She has a BA in studio art from the University of California, Santa Cruz, as well as a graduate degree from Juilliard. Jessica will revisit the world of her character Julian in Julian at the Wedding, releasing in October 2020.

Pam Smy has illustrated folktales, chapter books, nursery rhyme collections, picture books and novels, and now specialises in older end fiction. Pam’s first novel, Thornhill, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and the Kate Greenaway Award in 2018. She has 18 years of art school teaching experience and has a passion for observational drawing and sketchbooks. 

The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (the Lollies) celebrate the best and funniest children’s books in the UK and Ireland, asvoted for by children. 

The winners were announced yesterday. 

Picture Book Winner

Ten Fat Sausages by Michelle Robinson and Tor Freeman

Books for 6 – 8

Books for 9 – 13