Waterstones Children's Book Prize - Children's Fiction

The Waterstones Childrens Book Prize is an esteemed literary award established to recognize and celebrate outstanding works of childrens fiction. It aims to promote and support new and emerging authors within the genre while encouraging a love of reading among young audiences. The award specifically highlights debut authors or those with relatively few published works. This emphasis on new talent helps bring fresh voices to the forefront of childrens literature and encourages readers to discover new authors. A panel of judges, composed of booksellers from Waterstones, educators, and childrens literature experts, reviews the nominated books.