IBBY UK

UK section of the International Board on Books for Young People

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Our conference is tomorrow and tickets are still available!

Did you know we have a discount code for students and under 25s, for an additional £15 off? Use code FREEDOM15 at checkout ✨️

📅 Saturday 7th Nov
📍 St Anne's Parish, Kew Green
🎟 https://t.co/UKk70ZlyAR

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Our conference is this Saturday and we have two more highlights :

​📚🥪 Bookshop & lunch by Letterbox Library
🖌️🎄 Exclusive 2026 Christmas card by Axel Scheffler (The Gruffalo)

​It’s not too late to get tickets!

​📍 St Anne's Parish, Kew Green
🎟️ https://t.co/UKk70ZlyAR

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Only 3 days until our conference and we are excited to share the YA panel 🏳️‍🌈✨

Join Dylan Calder & Thandie Grant as they host Holden So (Cynthia So), Zeena Gosrani & Gayathiri Kamalakantha.

📅 Sat 7 Nov
📍 St Anne's Parish, Kew Green
🎟 https://t.co/UKk70ZlyAR

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Onto our next conference highlight - the Middle Grade and Picture Book panel 📚🏳️‍🌈

Join Fen Coles from @LetterboxLib and Kristina Rahim, Jodie Lancet-Grant, Sarah Hagger-Holt and Carol Tompson in this unmissable panel ✨️

📅 Saturday 7th Nov
🎟https://t.co/UKk70ZlyAR

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Join co-chairs Eric Huang and Sonja Stojiljković alongside panelists Dylan Calder, Non Pratt, and Penny Thomas as they discuss vital industry perspectives on children's and young adult literature 🏳️‍🌈✨️

📆 November 7, 2026
🎟https://t.co/UKk70ZlyAR

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Keynotes highlight for our 2026 Conference: Defending Freedom! 📚✨

👤 David Roberts – "We Are Your Children"
👤 Dr Emily Corbett – "In Transition: YA Literature & Transgender Representation"

Tickets and info: https://t.co/UKk70ZlyAR

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Tickets here: https://t.co/UKk70ZlyAR

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

We're excited to reveal the full programme our 2026 Conference: Defending Freedom LGBTQ+ Lives and Children’s & YA Literature 🌈📚

​The packed lineup explores crucial topics across publishing, picture books, middle grade, and YA literature.

Tickets in comments 🎟

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

We've had to change the venue for our upcoming conference but we're very pleased to say that it will now take place at St Anne's Parish Hall, Kew Green, London TW9 3AA, right next door to the Gardens.

🚂 Kew Bridge (main line) and Kew Gardens (District Line) stations are nearby.

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Out now! September issue #BfK280. Authorgraph interview David Solomons, Windows into Illustration Carly Gledhill, 20 years of Lulu, Guy Bass & David Roberts interview, NEW Beyond the Secret Garden, NEW insights into reading for pleasure & more inc reviews https://t.co/3j8sQzSEJu

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

🌈 Defending Freedom: LGBTQ+ Lives and Children’s & YA Literature 📚

Join us on Saturday 7 November 2026 as we explore LGBTQ+ lives, children’s and YA literature, and the importance of defending freedom through stories. 💖📖

Tickets: https://t.co/UKk70ZlyAR

#IBBYUK #LGBTQ

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

📚 What stories do we tell children about the past?
📚 From whose point of view are these stories told?
📚 Whose lives are considered important — and whose are forgotten?
📚 What are historical “facts,” and who gets to interpret them?

Any of our speakers catch your eye??

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Join authors, educators and publishers as we explore how children's books can challenge dominant historical narratives and open space for new voices.

🗓 8 November 2025
📍Open Ealing Arts Centre + online
🎟 £35 to £95
🌐https://t.co/ggU70iNAsW

#whosehistory #IBBYUK

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Join the conversation shaping tomorrow’s stories for FREE✨ #IBBYUKCONF2025 #whosehistory

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Not long until @IBBYUK conference 8 November, even less time to apply for a FREE place via our special offer. Find out more, and enter by Friday 17 October🤞#kidlit https://t.co/7X3AQX3rV5

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

Have our conferences caught your eye, but travel or cost held you back?

For the first time EVER, we’re thrilled to offer online tickets to our upcoming conference "Whose History" for just £35!

Tickets are selling fast - get them before they're gone!

https://t.co/ggU70iNAsW

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

There's still plenty of time to book tickets for our November conference which will focus on challenging historical narratives!

Tickets: https://t.co/ggU70iN2Do

We hope to see you there!

[Joseph Nhan-O'Reilly 🍉 @J_NhanOreilly]

More than 500 children's authors, illustrators & educators have signed a statement on Palestine. They include the @UKLaureate @frankcottrell_b the current & all former @LaureatenanOg & Sweden's Läsambassadör
Ágnes Török. Find out more & join them 👉https://t.co/y9OgdqoHBh

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Happy #bankholidayweekend to all our readers. However you're planning to spend it, take time to catch up with news, reviews and new #BfK interviews via our newsletter, out today. Contains details of a very special offer too 👀https://t.co/uTL2l8efrG

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

What a thrilling list of books!

If you're looking to spruce up your home reading, or add more diversity to classroom books, we highly recommended these!

[The Diverse Book Awards @The_DBAwards]

The Diverse Book Awards 2025 Longlist - Children's
See the full longlist (link in bio)
Sponsored by Sparx Reader
Congratulations to everyone! Please do support these amazing books and vote for your fav to win the Readers' Choice Award

#thedbawards

[IBBY UK @IBBYUK]

We are deeply saddened to hear that beloved author Allan Ahlberg has passed. Our thoughts are with his family and friends 🕊

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

We are very sad to learn of the death of Allan Ahlberg. With his wife Janet & with other leading illustrators, Allan Ahlberg created books loved by generations of readers.Everyone will have their favourite.Full obituary to come, meanwhile from our archives https://t.co/TLku0mwCd2