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Dudley Children’s Book Awards

A yearly contest to find the best new children’s book. Organised by West Midlands School Librarians, voted for by pupils.

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This annual award originally began as the ‘Dudley Teen Book Awards’ in 2011.

School librarians felt passionate about giving students a local book award, which they could become invested in, nominating books they have enjoyed.

Developing a reading culture, exposing young people to less traditional writers and inspiring them try debut novels and broaden their reading interests.

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Authors have been awarded

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Years of book awards in Dudley

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Students with the opportunity to vote

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What do the authors say?

Authors’ Comments

Tom Palmer

I am thrilled and thank you so much for shortlisting ‘Angel of Grasmere’. That’s brilliant.

Melissa Welliver

I’m absolutely thrilled to be shortlisted! I’d love to come live on the day!

Jenny Valentine

Oh this is wonderful news! Thank you so much. The Children’s book awards are so valuable to us as writers because they are actually judged by the people we write for! I’m delighted. It’s in my diary and I’m very grateful.

Phil Earle

Thank you for this fantastic news!

I’m chuffed to bits!

Keith Gray

I just wanted to say how delighted I am to have ‘The List’ included on the Dudley Book Awards Shortlist this year. Wonderful news! Thank you to the readers and librarians who chose it.

Lucy Strange

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