SLA Announces Shortlist for 2023 Information Book Award

The School Library Association are pleased to announce the 2023 shortlist for theirInformation Book Award (IBA). Sponsored by Hachette Children’s Group (HCG), and supported by Peters, the IBA aims to celebrate the importance of information books, highlight the wealth of impressive resources available and support school libraries to get the most out of them.

The award, now in its thirteenth year, is divided into three age categories, judged by a panel of educators. The judges have been busy reading all the submissions and, after whittling down almost 200 different titles to a longlist of 31, have now compiled a spectacular shortlist of some of the best information books published in the last year.

As well as the judges’ choices, pupils have the chance to vote for their favourite titles to crown a Children’s Choice Winner in each of the three age categories. Children’s Choice voting opens now and will close at the end of October, with the winners announced in November. Schools can vote by visiting sla.org.uk/get-involved-in-the-iba-2023

Thanks to funding from the Foyle Foundation, we’re also delighted to have given over 100 schools a free collection of the shortlisted titles. All schools are invited to download the poster, use the learning resources and vote in the Children's Choice.

Chair of the Judges, Margaret Pemberton said, "The standard of books that are put forward for this award just keeps getting better. This year, the judges have had a wonderful range of subjects to read and the quality of writing, illustration and information has made this a really difficult and yet fascinating experience. Congratulations to all of the people involved, in publishing and the SLA, who have such a strong commitment to providing such high-quality books for young people."

The shortlist for each age category is as follows: