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Announcing the shortlist for Big Book Award 2026…
We are very excited to reveal the six books shortlisted for Big Book Award 2026. Each of them has been enthusiastically recommended by Year 5 and 6 pupils in Shropshire primary schools. Between them, they spent 8 weeks reading more than 70 titles nominated for the Award by leading UK publishers – all published in
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Announcing the Shropshire Bookfest Big Book Award 2026 Winner!
Wow! What an amazing day! We filled Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury to the rafters with over 600 children...
Announcing the shortlist for Big Book Award 2026…
We are very excited to reveal the six books shortlisted for Big Book Award 2026. Each of...
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Book Award 2026: Calling all primary schools across Shropshire… It’s time to book your pupils onto the...
Announcing the Prizewinners in our Readers to Writers Creative Writing Competition 2025…
The Shropshire Bookfest Reading Panel has had a WONDERFUL time reading almost 1,000 books written by children...
Winner – Picture Book Award 2024
Over 1100 pupils from 28 primary schools voted for their favourite book from the Picture Book Award...
Shropshire Bookfest welcomes new Project Manager and Schools & Volunteer Co-ordinator
The Board of Trustees at Shropshire Bookfest are very pleased to welcome to the team Simone Goward...
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