Carnegie Medal

...been challenged in America. Photograph: PR The novelist and children's writer Philip Pullman has been showered with awards that include a CBE, a Carnegie Medal and several honorary professorships. This week he notched up a new distinction:...

In this article: Philip Pullman, US, His Dark Materials, American Library Association, George Bush, Archaeologists, Guinea pig, and Poppy

...to rape or assault a child in those circumstances? It's preposterous." The Carnegie medal-winning author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce agreed with Pullman. "As an author you're never alone with a class," he said. "There's no...

In this article: Philip Pullman, Anne Fine, Adele Geras, Revenue, David Cameron, His Dark Materials, and Frank Cottrell Boyce

...CS Lewis and Terry Pratchett have been omitted. The UK's oldest award for children's writing, the Carnegie Medal, has selected 10 former winners to mark the 70th anniversary of the award. Other contenders include Mary Norton for The...

In this article: Philippa Pearce, Tom's Midnight Garden, Philip Pullman, Mary Norton, The Borrowers, Terry Pratchett, and CS Lewis

...have won a large number of literary prizes. These include two awards as Author of the Year, the Carnegie Medal, the Children's Book of the Year Award and the Whitbread Book of the Year. Others to get the honour are: Dr Santiago...

In this article: Philip Pullman, Oxford, University of Oxford, His Dark Materials, and Bangladesh

...Professionals, independently of any publisher nominations. The Carnegie medal is now in its 71st year, former winners including Philip Pullman, CS Lewis, and Arthur Ransome. The Kate Greenaway medal is in its 51st year, with Shirley...

In this article: Philip Reeve, Emily Gravett, Kate Greenaway, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Shirley Hughes, Meg Rosoff, and Here Lies Arthur

...has been named the best children's book of the past 70 years. A public vote selected the book from a list of past winners of the Carnegie Medal for Children's Literature. "This accolade is an enormous pleasure to receive," said the...

In this article: Philip Pullman, Just in Case, Meg Rosoff, His Dark Materials, Northern Lights, Literature, and Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals