What Makes a Good Book for Teenagers?

As part of the Leicester Book of the Award we are inviting young people aged between 12 -16 who enjoy reading books to write for the new Teenage Fiction web-log (blog). You can submit features, book reviews or creative writing at any time. Full guidelines are available elsewhere on the website.
To mark the opening of [...]

Our Best Book Award Longlist Announced

The longlist for the 3rd annual Our Best Book Award has been decided. The Our Best Book Award celebrates the best books as chosen by young people of ages 7 – 11. This years list contains some of the very best books for young readers.
To see the full longlist click the link below:

Teenage Fiction Longlist Announced

The longlist for the 6th annual Leicester Book of the Year award for Teenage Fiction has been decided. The longlist consists of 30 titles representing some of the best books for young adults written in the last 18 months.
Followers of the award will notice two previous winners on this years longlist. Leicester based writer Bali Rai makes the [...]