Children's Laureate selection panel announced
Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, is to chair a new selection panel for the appointment of the next Children's Laureate. The new panel of experts, representing different fields in the wide world of children's literature, was announced recently by Alison Morrison, Deputy Chair of the Booktrust Board.
The panel includes:
- Marion Brocklehurst, independent bookseller, Norfolk Children's Book Centre
- Lindsey Fraser, literary agent, critic and member of the Children's Laureate Steering Committee
- John O'Farrell, author and journalist
- Phyllis Ramage, children's librarian, London Borough of Harrow
- Dr David Rudd, University of Bolton, academic specialising in children's literature
- Representative from the sponsors, Waterstone's
The panel will meet in March 2007 to select the fifth Children's Laureate, who will replace Jacqueline Wilson when she completes her two-year term of office in June 2007. Previous Children's Laureates are Quentin Blake, Anne Fine and Michael Morpurgo. The judges will consider nominations for the Children's Laureate 2007-2009 from a range of organisations representing librarians, critics, writers and booksellers, including the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). They will also consider authors and illustrators nominated by children. The Children's Laureateship is administered by Booktrust and sponsored by Waterstone's.
"The appointment of the Children's Laureate acknowledges the importance of the exceptional children's authors in creating readers of tomorrow. The selection panel represents and reflects the diverse world of children's literature," says Nikki Marsh, Head of Education at Booktrust.
"Waterstone's is absolutely delighted to be sponsoring the Laureate in 2007 and looks forward to building on the excellent contribution Jacqueline Wilson and former laureates have made," reports Wayne Winstone, Category Manager for Children's Books at Waterstone's.
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