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Six Female Authors Win £30K Inclusive Books Awards Amid Decline

2/26/2026

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Six female authors won 2026 Inclusive Books for Children (IBC) awards, sharing £30,000 and set to present at the Hay festival in May.
Winners include Chanté Timothy for Supa Nova, a graphic novel about a young Black girl, and Sophia Payne and Ruchi Mhasane for The Beautiful Layers of Me.
An IBC report shows a 21.5% decline in children's books with Black characters, highlighting inequalities in UK publishing.

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Six female authors won 2026 Inclusive Books for Children (IBC) awards, sharing £30,000 and set to present at the Hay festival in May.
Winners include Chanté Timothy for Supa Nova, a graphic novel about a young Black girl, and Sophia Payne and Ruchi Mhasane for The Beautiful Layers of Me.
An IBC report shows a 21.5% decline in children's books with Black characters, highlighting inequalities in UK publishing.