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The Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books
2010 Registration now OPEN!
We are thrilled to announce that registration for the 2010 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books is now open but before you register please be aware that we have changed the timeline for the awards and it will now run as follows:
Shortlist Announced: Week of 6th September 2010
Voting Deadline: 28th January 2011
Ceremony: Week of 22nd February 2011 (Glasgow)
Click on the picture of Keith Gray, Lari Don and John Fardell to watch our video which looks at the process of the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books, from start to finish. |
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The 2009 Winners:
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Early Years (0-7) Winner: Manfred the Baddie by John Fardell |
Younger Readers (8-11) Winner: First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts by Lari Don |
Older Readers (12-16) Winner: Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray |
See the 2009 Shortlist here.
For further information about the awards please follow the links below.
- About the Royal Mail Awards
- How to get involved in the Royal Mail Awards
- Shortlisted books
- Gaelic and Scots Creative Writing Competition
- Register now
- Reviews
- Events
- Awards ceremony
- Download the reading group pack for teachers/librarians involving young judges in the awards. This includes resources on all shortlisted books.
- Find out about the learning opportunities offered by the awards, including links to A Curriculum for Excellence
- Find out more about using a shared reading scheme to judge the early years category of the awards
- Voting
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