Today, the award and Highly Commended went to books published by two of the smallest publishers in the UK, who work tirelessly to promote authors and illustrators who otherwise might not have been heard. Hope to see their titles in all bookshops around the UK!

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Congratulations to who won the with CHERRY MOON (pub. by ) today and to Karmelo C. Iribarren for the Highly Commended award for POEMS THE WIND BLEW IN, translated from Spanish by (pub.) . Available from your indie.

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On it's wonderful to hear that The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog has been shortlisted by for the poetry award. I didn't get to meet Paul in person, sadly, but I know he'd have been as proud as I am today x

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