Jake Hope, Chair of the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals judging panel for 2018, says: “The books on the 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals shortlists offer moments of breath-taking poignancy and insight for all readers, young or old.  The scope is truly global, stretching from forests to seas, traversing continents and cultures as well as time. The titles explore topical issues with remarkable emotional honesty embracing themes of prejudice, personal growth and development whilst eliciting a wider understanding of the wonders and complexities of the world young people inhabit.  Verve and vibrancy radiate memorably from the impressive range of styles in writing and illustration on offer in these books, making the lists perfect for stimulating personal connections and conversation.”

The shortlists of 15 books were whittled down from a longlist of 40 titles (20 per medal), selected from a record-breaking 237 nominated books, each read by the 12 members of the judging panel.

The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018 shortlist (alphabetically by author surname):

1. Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans (David Fickling Books)
2. After the Fire by Will Hill (Usborne)
3. Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean (Usborne)
4. Rook by Anthony McGowan (Barrington Stoke)
5. Release by Patrick Ness (Walker Books)
6. Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick (Orion)
7. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Walker Books)
8. Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk (Corgi)

The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2018 shortlist (alphabetically by illustrator surname):

1. King of the Sky illustrated by Laura Carlin and written by Nicola Davies (Walker Books)
2. Night Shift illustrated and written by Debi Gliori (Hot Key Books)
3. A First Book of Animals illustrated by Petr Horáček and written by Nicola Davies (Walker Books)
4. The Song from Somewhere Else illustrated by Levi Pinfold and written by A.F. Harrold (Bloomsbury)
5. Town is by the Sea illustrated by Sydney Smith and written by Joanne Schwartz (Walker Books)
6. Thornhill illustrated and written by Pam Smy (David Fickling Books)
7. Under the Same Sky illustrated and written by Britta Teckentrup (Little Tiger)

Patrick Ness could win a third Carnegie Medal win with Release. If he does, it would make him the first author to secure a hat-trick in the Medal’s 81-year history.

Geraldine McCaughrean and Marcus Sedgwick both find themselves on the shortlists for a seventh time. McCaughrean has won the Medal once before, with A Pack of Lies (1988).

There are three author-illustrators on the seven-strong Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist: Debi Gliori with Night Shift, Pam Smy with Thornhill and Britta Teckentrup with Under the Same Sky. 

Blue Peter Book Awards 2018 – Best Story

Winner: The Wizards of Once

By Cressida Cowell, Hodder Children’s Books

Blue Peter Book Awards 2018 – Best Book with Facts

Winner: Real-Life Mysteries

By Susan Martineau, illustrated by Vicky Barker, b small

The longlists for the UK’s Carnegie and Greenaway Medal awards are announced today and include a first longlisting for small independents Otter-Barry Books and Troika Books. 

The Carnegie longtlist includes a collection of poetry alongside works of fiction. Should the book be shortlisted, it will be the first poetry collection by a single author to be shortlisted since James Reeves’ Robin Ragged in 1961. Should it win, it would be the second work of poetry to win the Carnegie Medal in its 81-year history, following Sarah Crossan’s 2016 win with One, a novel in free verse.

And for the second year in a row, one book is in the running for both Medals. The Song from Somewhere Else, written by A.F. Harrold and illustrated by Levi Pinfold, appears on both the Carnegie and the Kate Greenaway longlists, just as Brian Selznick’s The Marvels did in 2017.

Last year’s longlists were criticised in some quarters for being insufficiently diversive. Thsi years’ chair of the judging panel comments, “After a lifetime living in and loving libraries, chairing the panel of the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals has felt a tremendous honour – especially the opportunity to reach the thousands of children and young people involved in the Medals from reading groups to our shadowing groups. It is so important that young people growing up today have access to and are represented in books that fire their imaginations and open worlds of possibilities. Which is why I am so pleased that we will shortly open a public consultation as part of the ongoing  diversity review of the Medals which aims to ensure we can be the best champions of equality, participation and inclusion possible. Regardless of tastes or interests, this year’s longlists offer something for everyone, from established winners to exciting debuts, from fiction based in the past, to stories of the present and those in possible futures, from real life to fantasy, from factual books about the world around us, to richly imagined representations of the emotions and experiences that are familiar to children and young people in their everyday. This year’s list continues the exhilarating tradition of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals in showcasing the vibrancy and range of form and style in contemporary children’s literature, with mind-blowing writing and eye-popping illustrations.”

2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal longlist (alphabetical by surname)

1.       The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond – illustrated by Alex T. Smith (Walker Books)

2.      The Hypnotist by Laurence Anholt (Penguin Random House)

3.      Overheard in a Tower Block by Joseph Coelho – illustrated by Kate Milner (Otter-Barry Books)

4.      Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans (David Fickling Books)

5.      The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Chicken House)

6.      The Song from Somewhere Else by A.F. Harrold – illustrated by Levi Pinfold (Bloomsbury)

7.      After the Fire by Will Hill (Usborne)

8.      Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird (Macmillan)

9.      Out of Heart by Irfan Master (Bonnier Zaffre)

10.   A Berlin Love Song by Sarah Matthias (Troika Books)

11.    Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean (Usborne)

12.   Rook by Anthony McGowan (Barrington Stoke)

13.   Release by Patrick Ness (Walker Books)

14.   The Call by Peadar O’Guilin (David Fickling Books)

15.   Black Light Express by Philip Reeve (Oxford University Press)

16.   The Explorer by Katherine Rundell – illustrated by Hannah Horn (Bloomsbury)

17.   Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick (Hachette)

18.   The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Walker Books)

19.   Encounters by Jason Wallace (Andersen Press)

20.   Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk (Penguin Random House)

2018 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal longlist (alphabetical by surname)

1.       Wild Animals of the South written and illustrated by Dieter Braun (Flying Eye Books)

2.      King of the Sky by Nicola Davies – illustrated by Laura Carlin (Walker Books)      

3.      The Pond by Nicola Davies – illustrated by Cathy Fisher (Graffeg)

4.      Night Shift written and illustrated by Debi Gliori (Bonnier Zaffre)

5.      Bad Bunnies’ Magic Show written and illustrated by Mini Grey (Simon & Schuster)

6.      A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies – illustrated by Petr Horácek (Walker Books)

7.      A Child of Books written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston (co-creators) (Walker Books)

8.      Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling – illustrated by Jim Kay (Bloomsbury)                        

9.      We Found a Hat written and illustrated by Jon Klassen (Walker Books)

10.   The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd – illustrated by Levi Pinfold (Walker Books)

11.    The Song from Somewhere Else written by A.F Harrold – illustrated by Levi Pinfold (Bloomsbury)

12.   The Liszts written by Kyo Maclear – illustrated by Júlia Sardà (Andersen Press)

13.   The Pavee and the Buffer Girl written by Siobhan Dowd – illustrated by Emma Shoard (Barrington Stoke)                         

14.   Penguin Problems written by Jory John – illustrated by Lane Smith (Walker Books)

15.   Town is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz – illustrated by Sydney Smith (Walker Books)

16.   Thornhill written and illustrated by Pam Smy (David Fickling Books)         

17.   Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth written by Nicola Davies – illustrated by Emily Sutton (Walker Books)            

18.   Storm Whale written by Sarah Brennan – illustrated by Jane Tanner (Old Barn Books)

19.   Under the Same Sky written and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup (Little Tiger Press)       

20.   The Secret of Black Rock written and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton (Flying Eye Books)

The shortlists for both the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals 2018 will be announced on Thursday 15th March 2018, with the winners being announced on Monday 18th June 2018 at a special daytime event at The British Library, hosted by June Sarpong.

The Michael L. Printz Award is given annually to the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. Previous winners have included the UK’s Marcus Sedgwick, Geraldine McCaughrean, David Almond and Aidan Chambers.

The 2018 winner is

We Are Okay

By Nina LaCour

Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers

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The longlist for the 2018 Klaus Flugge Prize is now out!

Established in 2016, the Prize is awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s book illustration. It honours publisher Klaus Flugge, founder of children’s publisher Andersen Press.

From over 50 submitted books, 15 have made it to the shortlist.

In total 11 publishers are represented including independents Childs Play and Barrington Stoke.

The judges for the 2018 prize are
Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child
leading designer and art director Goldy Broad
Charlotte Colwill, head of children’s books at Foyles
and last year’s winner Francesca Sanna.

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

Julia Eccleshare said: “We are very pleased that this year’s Klaus Flugge Prize attracted the highest number of entries yet and delighted to be putting these fifteen highly talented illustrators into the spotlight.” 

The 2018 Klaus Flugge Prize longlist in full:

• Jabari Jumps, Gaia Cornwall, editor Tanya Rosie, art editor Deirdre McDermott (Walker)
• Leaf, Sandra Dieckmann, editor Harriet Birkinshaw, art editor Camille Pichon (Flying Eye)
• Cranky Caterpillar, Richard Graham, edited by Roger Thorp and Anna Ridley (Thames & Hudson)
• Beyond the Fence, Maria Gulemetova, editor Sue Baker, art editor, Annie Kubler (Child’s Plays)
• Woolf, Patrick Latimer, written by Alex Latimer, editor Neil Dunnicliffe, art editor Lee-May Lim (Pavilion)
• The Night Box, Ashling Lindsay, written by Louise Greig, editor Melissa Fairley, art editor Tiffany Leeson (Egmont)
• My Name is Not Refugee, Kate Milner, editor Emma Hargrave, art editor Julie-Ann Murray (Barrington Stoke)
• Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover, Markus Motum, editor Denise Johnstone-Burt, art editor Louise Jackson (Walker Studio)
• Hortense and the Shadow, Lauren O’Hara, written by Natalia O’Hara, editor Andrea MacDonald, art editor Anna Billson (Puffin)
• The Real Boat, Victoria Semykina, written by Marina Aromshtam, editor Katie Howarth, art editor Genevieve Webster (Templar)
• Fergal is Fuming, Robert Starling, editor Libby Hamilton, art editor Rebecca Garill (Andersen Press)
• Big Hid, Roisin Swales, editor Harriet Birkinshaw, art editor Camille Pichon (Flying Eye)
• Magnificent Birds, Narisa Togo, editor Alice Primmer, art editor Charlie Moyler (Walker Studio)
• Big Box, Little Box, Edward Underwood, editor Emma Blackburn (Bloomsbury)
• Dino, Diego Vaisberg, editor Carly Blake, art editor Genevieve Webster (Templar)

The shortlist will be announced on 16 May 2018 at a special evening event at Foyles Charing Cross Road and the winner will be revealed on 12 September 2018.

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