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Literature Wales name Alex Wharton as the new Children’s Laureate for Wales 2023-25 at a special event at the Hay Festival on Friday.

Prize-winning writer says writers from Wales would be helped by a big name promoting literature.

New and aspiring children’s authors from Wales are being offered the chance to join Firefly Ignite: a programme of free online sessions from Firefly Press.

New and aspiring children’s authors from Wales are being offered the chance to join Firefly Ignite: a programme of free online sessions from Firefly Press.

Part of the Yoto Carnegies, the Shadowers' Choice Medals will again engage selected school programs, with sponsorship from Scholastic.

A dispiriting new survey has found that nearly a quarter of schools teach poetry only once a year or less. What a shame that is, says children’s laureate, Joseph Coelho

British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, hosted a session on Developing a

Meet three hilarious villains as the top picture book team return, take a trip to all corners of the planet, discover how it pays to be kind, escape into a wonderful animal adventure, and take flight with some tiny, magical people in a super September selection of children’s books.

The Branford Boase Award program annually awards a debut novel for children, and the winning author's editor is honored, too.

Eighteen writers across the country selected for new initiative