The Bookbug Picture Book Prize
British Book Awards
The British Book Awards - affectionately known as The Nibbies - champion the world of reading by showcasing the authors and illustrators who have stirred our hearts and awoken our minds, and the industry behind the scenes who bring them to readers.
Carnegie Medal for Illustration
The Carnegie Medal for Illustration is the only prize in the UK to solely reward outstanding illustration in a children’s book; it is awarded annually to a children’s book illustrator whose artwork creates an outstanding reading experience.
Carnegie Medal for Writing
The Yoto Carnegies are the UK’s longest running and best-loved children’s book awards, recognising outstanding reading experiences created through writing and illustration in books for children and young people.
The Carnegie Medal for Writing is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
Jhalak Prize
First awarded in May 2021, The Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize seeks to celebrate books by British/British resident BAME writers. The Jhalak Children’s and YA Prize accepts books for children and teens and young adults including picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, poetry, non-fiction, and all other genres by writers of colour and aimed at young readers.
Nero Book Awards
The Nero Awards celebrate outstanding writing by great authors living in the UK and Ireland, these awards list the best books of the year including the best children's book.
Scots Bairns' Book o the Year
Scots Bairns’ Book o the Year is sponsored by the Scottish Government and is part of the Scots Language Awards which were launched in 2019.
Scottish Teenage Book Prize
The Scottish Teenage Book Prize celebrates the very best in Scottish teen fiction, and aims to encourage reading for pleasure amongst teenagers. Teenagers all over Scotland read all three books on the shortlist and decide the winner by voting for their favourite. This prize is run by the Scottish Book Trust.
Waterstones Children's Book Prize
Waterstones Children's Book Prize has been running for over 15 years discovering and celebrating excellence in Children's books.
The YA Book Prize
The YA Book Prize is a British literary award established by publishing magazine The Bookseller in 2014. The accolade is given to young adult novels published by an author in the United Kingdom or Ireland in the previous year.
As of 2022, the prize is presented at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
