Guardian children's fiction prize
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The Guardian Books podcastNadja Spiegelman and Alex Wheatle - books podcastHow life stories play out in memoir and fiction with the authors of family memoir I’m Supposed to Protect You from All This and YA award-winner Crongton KnightsPodcast
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The Guardian children’s fiction prize winner on facing his demons through writing and why he switched to YA
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A young woman’s bold and risky adventures captivate in the latest book from the 86-year-old author of the Flambards trilogy
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We announce the eight wonderful authors and books that have been longlisted for our prize, this year judged by David Almond, SF Said and Kate SaundersGallery
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Review one of the Guardian children’s fiction prize 2016 longlisted books as an individual or a school book group and be in with a chance of winning books, national book tokens and an invite to meet authors at our award ceremony – enter here!
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Submissions are now open for publishers to enter the Guardian children’s fiction prize 2016. The closing date is 22 March 2016 so enter ASAP!
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Will a children’s book win the overall Costa for the first time since since Philip Pullman in 2001?
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Want to know when your favourite author has a new book published? When the awards are being dished out? What film adaptations are up-coming or get the low-down on festivals near you? Then check out our literary calendar for 2016
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How much attention were you paying this year? Try our bumper boxing day quiz and test your knowledge of 2015 in children’s books. The bell’s ringing… get ready to box!
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The award-winning young adult novelist on how he helped to raise $1m for the Syrian refugee crisis with one tweet
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Last week author Lynne Reid Banks criticised the choice of David Almond’s A Song for Ella Grey as winner of the Guardian children’s fiction prize 2015. Site members ConfessionsofaBookLover and Lottie Longshanks respond
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Letters: I assume that what Banks really objects to is fiction for young people that diverges from a supposed norm of ideally innocent
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Letters: Lesbian love, swearing, drinking – A Song for Ella Grey is not a book for people up to the age of 12
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Join in the fun of the Guardian children’s fiction prize party with our gallery from the nightGallery