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The Yoto Carnegies, the UK’s longest running book awards for children and young people, have announced a partnership with Sedbergh, England’s "book town", to deliver a free day-long festival of events.
The festival’s daytime programme will cater to school groups, featuring sessions with the 2024 Yoto Carnegies shortlisted illustrators, children’s authors and publishing experts. Group leaders will also be hosting sessions for the Carnegies Shadowing Scheme – the national reading initiative that involves groups reading the shortlisted books and voting for their favourites. The morning programme will feature a session for educators and librarians as well, exploring "shadowing as an avenue to foster a love for reading".
The evening session, set on World Book Night, will be open to the public, and will feature a headline appearance by Anne Fine – a two-time recipient of the Carnegie Medal for Writing. “Winning the Carnegie Medal is the highlight of any children’s writer’s career," Fine said. "I ook forward to speaking at this day long festival, which will promote books and reading for children and young people.”
The Yoto Carnegies Book Town Takeover is made possible through a partnership with Sedbergh School, Sedbergh Prep School, and Pen&Inc magazine. To register interest about attending the Yoto Carnegies Book Town Takeover on 23rd April 2024, interested parties should contact carnegies @ sedberghschool.org.
The shortlists for the 2024 Yoto Carnegies will be announced at a panel event at London Book Fair (LBF) on Wednesday 13th March. The winners’ ceremony will be hosted live and streamed online on Thursday 20th June.
Yoto, the screen-free audio platform for children, headlines the awards as the main sponsor. The Yoto Carnegies also receive support from ALCS, with Scholastic serving as the official book supplier and First News as the official media partner.