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110 years ago today, in 1911, Polish Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz was born in Šeteniai, Lithuania (then Russian Empire). He died in Kraków in 2004, having lived in exile in France and California (after defecting from communist Poland). His poems bear witness to his century.

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2021-06-30

We are so excited that the is coming back this year with some really brilliant events, including a celebration of the new book Happy Here and fun with our super duper Waterstones Children's Laureate !

Find out more here: https://t.co/DtoWGbIIwD

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2021-06-29

The Reading is Magic Festival, a children's digital books festival run by and inspired by , will return this autumn as a five-day event, featuring different themes from Cowell’s Waterstones Children’s Laureate Charter! https://t.co/YpjyEkGZKz

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2021-06-25

Happy Thursday! We're starting this morning visiting where is opening their brand new space

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2021-06-24

Day 2 of opening tour and will be visiting this morning to launch their beautiful new library space!

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2021-06-23

Creatività, progettazione, scelte stilistiche e professionali: Alessandro Sanna, primo Children’s Laureate italiano, è pronto per le vostre domande sul mestiere dell’illustratore!

https://t.co/1pIfPIYGlZ

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2021-06-16

Sir Quentin Blake (1932-). Former U.K. Children's Laureate and one of the world's most beloved illustrators. No further word necessary.

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2021-06-09

ICOM / The Best in Heritage 2021. Featured laureates
Imagines: New Technologies & Multimedia

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2021-06-09

Notizia del giorno: i Monolith hanno realizzato una nuova illustrazione per l'assunzione di neo-laureati prevista per il 2022. E... fine della notizia.
Senza nemmeno annunciarlo su Twitter o altrove, hanno semp...
Continua a leggere su: https://t.co/e3ZiSdOmWM

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2021-06-02

MANCHESTER, you are INVITED for FREE!

As Comics Laureate I'll be exploring the history, medium & mechanics of comics 's Festival of Libraries Altrincham 11am 11/06/21

Details inc booking: https://t.co/d0DCqTrDXe

Below by Sanna

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2021-06-01

❛ I did have hopes of becoming a poet, but they were closer to delusions, along with daydreams about being a professional footballer or an astronaut or David Bowie.

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage was born in 1963 (painted here by Paul Wright).

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2021-05-27

Y finalmente pero no menos importante se dedicaría también a la pintura de tinte político como esta "La salida de Laureano" que retrata el derrocamiento de Laureano Gómez como un sapo muerto que la gente celebra bastante

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2021-05-03

Back in 1995, I was supposed to study for my exams ( french baccalaureat), but I had those books to read. So I picked one to make a pause, didn't sleep that much during the whole week. I managed to succeed my exams, but I mostly learnt the whole Lovecraft Lore...
Some oldies

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2021-04-26

Someone done made the mistake of giving me my sword back 🙂

🖌️-@/Laureano_mt

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2021-04-25

New episode out as we chat to about her term as Comics Laureate.
Tom reviews BLAT! by & Mike & Pete continue Yakapedia
We also announce 2 guests for 2021.
Go listen on your fav podcast app or below:
https://t.co/SuLQDSXCuO

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2021-04-19

Ten Days | Ten Stories

5⃣: 🐲 Indigo Takes Flight 🐲

This gorgeous allegory for coming out, by debut author Krista M. Lambert, is illustrated by Chris Riddell, one of our most beloved Children's Laureates, and the first ever triple winner of the Kate Greenaway medal.

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2021-04-17

Happy Birthday Chris Riddell! (b.1962)
Lightweight Dave: ‘I think that went rather well…’
Observer, 2007

Political Cartoonist on the Observer since 1995, writer and illustrator of children’s books. In 2015 he was appointed the UK’s Children's Laureate.

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2021-04-13

"Put simply, libraries change lives. Literacy changes lives." -

We are proud to support the children's laureate's life-changing libraries project. Find out more here: https://t.co/pJv8KwL2MN

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2021-04-13

'Libraries change lives' - Cressida Cowell

Libraries are an invaluable resource for children's literacy and development and we fully support Children's Laureate 's open letter to the government! 🎒📚

Read more: https://t.co/bvlO5H5Hrs https://t.co/41P5L7RHFA

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2021-04-13

"Dryden taught to join / The varying pause, the full resounding line, / The long majestic march, and energy divine." (#Pope)

📖 in the of 13 April 1668, King appointed 36-year-old as the first English Poet Laureate.

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2021-04-13