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Over the last 11 years we've brought many of the country’s best-loved authors and illustrators to Shrewsbury and witnessed the magical effect these visits have - bringing the world of books alive for children and young people of all ages.
Find out who's coming to this year's Shrewsbury May Bookfest and our Authors in Schools Week - and take part in our exciting new venture: the Shrewsbury Bookfest Book Award.
WORLD BOOK DAY AUTHORS ARE COMING TO SHREWSBUJRY!
We’re delighted that 4 of the authors of the £1 World Book Day books will be visiting Shrewsbury in the next few weeks to take part in Bookfest events.
Kaye Umansky will be visiting two local schools during Authors in Schools Week. She’s written a new Pongwiffy story specially for World Book Day. It’s published as a flipover book with another hilarious Grubtown Tale by Philip Ardagh. Philip will be presenting his fun-filled Henry’s House Roadshow at the Shrewsbury May Bookfest.
We’re very excited to be welcoming two of the biggest names in teenage fiction to the May Bookfest – Sophie McKenzie and Chris Higgins. Their World Book Day flipover book includes the latest instalment in Sophie McKenzie’s gripping and hugely popular Medusa Project series and Walking the Walls by Chris Higgins.
Click here for a full list of all the World Book Day £1 books - and happy reading!
Book Award 2010 - Vote for your Favourite
We are proud to launch our first ever Shrewsbury Bookfest Book Award
Children aged 8-11 in schools all over the Shrewsbury area are choosing their favourite book published in the last year.
Have a look at the fantastic shortlist they've selected.
The winner will be announced on 30th April at a special Bookfest Book Award Ceremony in Shrewsbury's Theatre Severn.
If you live in the Shrewsbury area but your school is not involved in the Book Award scheme, you can still take part and vote for your favourite title. Click here to find out how.
more info: http://www.shrewsburybookfest.co.uk/book_award
We are very grateful to Annabel Moeller Photography for the majority of the photographs on this website.
Sign up to get your May Bookfest Programme the moment it's published
Tickets for the May Shrewsbury Bookfest will be on sale at the Theatre Severn Box Office (tel. 01743 281281) from Monday 15th March.
Bookfest honoured by the Queen!
We are extremely proud to have been given a Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest award that can be given to a voluntary organisation.
"Along with dozens of other authors and tens of thousands of children, I have witnessed the commitment and flair that has made Shrewsbury Bookfest what it is. Staffed entirely by a wonderful team of enthusiasts, Shrewsbury Bookfest is a beacon of excellence amongst literary festivals. It has been a joy and a privilege to have been associated with it."
Michael Morpurgo OBE
Patron of Shrewsbury Bookfest and Children’s Laureate 2003-04
"I am absolutely thrilled that Bookfest has received this well deserved award and I am very very proud of the whole committee; they have always acted with such enthusiasm and commitment and I am always delighted to take part in the festival which has gone from strength to strength over the last ten years."
Dame Jacqueline Wilson
President of Shrewsbury Bookfest and Children’s Laureate 2005-06
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