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SLA announces new award

November 9th 2017

The School Library Association (SLA) has announced the first Hachette Children’s Group Award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books.

Who?

The School Library Association is an independent charity committed to supporting everyone involved with school libraries, ensuring that the promotion of high quality reading and learning opportunities are pushed in all areas of development.  As part of their commitment to learning, they also work to highlight the works of authors and illustrators through their awards.

When?

This brand new award will be presented at the 2017 Information Book Award celebration on 22nd November 2017 at Carmelite House in London. Looking at a whole body of work rather than any one title, the criteria for this new award is intended to highlight authors and illustrators who offer consistent quality and a significant contribution to information books, working across a range of topics. In this first year the prize has been voted for by a panel of school librarians and the judges of the Information Book Award. In the future, interested organisations will be invited to submit nominations to the panel, and then take part in a voting process to determine the winners. Once the winner has been announced, we'll be one of the first to let you know. Until then, if you wish to learn more about the SLA, be sure to check out their website.