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New Children’s Booker Prize to Inspire Young Readers

10/24/2025

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The Booker Prize Foundation will launch the Children’s Booker Prize to celebrate fiction for children aged eight to twelve, with submissions opening in spring 2026 and the first award in 2027.
The winner will receive a £50,000 prize.
A unique judging panel will include both adult and child judges.
The Foundation will donate 30,000 copies of shortlisted books to children annually to inspire reading and counter declines in children's enjoyment.

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The Booker Prize Foundation will launch the Children’s Booker Prize to celebrate fiction for children aged eight to twelve, with submissions opening in spring 2026 and the first award in 2027.
The winner will receive a £50,000 prize.
A unique judging panel will include both adult and child judges.
The Foundation will donate 30,000 copies of shortlisted books to children annually to inspire reading and counter declines in children's enjoyment.