Children’s Booker Prize to be announced today

The inaugural £50,000 award will open for submissions in spring 2026, with the shortlist of eight books revealed next November. The winner will be announced in February 2027, A unique feature of the prize is that children will be part of those that will decide the eventual winner as it (the winner) will be selected by a combined panel of child and adult judges, chaired by the UK’s Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce.