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[UKLA @The_UKLA]

Your 2026 UKLA Book Award Winners and Shadowers' Choice Winners are here!

Which is your favourite?

Read the press release to find out more about the titles and awards process here:
https://t.co/sdB6p1JvK2

[LoveReading4Kids @lovereadingkids]

The 2027 @The_UKLA
Book Awards longlists are here!
A brilliant celebration of the very best in children’s publishing, with outstanding books chosen by teachers who know what inspires young readers. ❤️

https://t.co/DNfZphFCVh

#UKLABookAwards #ReadingForPleasure #ChildrensBooks

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

The longlists for @The_UKLA Book Awards have been announced! Tailored to be useful for teachers, there are three age categories for fiction and poetry and a category for Information books. Check them out ⬇️ #UKLA27 #teachersbookawards

https://t.co/MHUl2C69Wp

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

I was on the judging panel for the 3-6 longlist. They are an absolutely brilliant set of books, funny, thoughtful, characterful and charming. All would be amazing in the classroom. @The_UKLA

[Otter-Barry Books @OtterBarryBooks]

We are thrilled to see that King School by Alexis Deacon has been longlisted for the prestigious UKLA Book Awards. @The_UKLA

Congratulations Alexis! ⭐️

#uklabookawards #uklabookawards2026

[Andersen Press @AndersenPress]

We're delighted to share that two of our titles have been longlisted for @The_UKLA Book Awards 2027 in the 7-10+ category. A huge congratulations to Rebecca Stead for The Experiment and Phil Earle for The Dawn of Adonis! 🎉

#TheUKLA #AndersenPress #BookAwards

[Troika Books @TroikaBooks]

Delighted to see Everything In Between by Shagufta K Iqbal making the #UKLAbookawards longlist! @The_UKLA

Shagufta says, ‘This is a book for young people who are trying to make sense of the world, and also for grown-ups who want to remember the magic and mayhem of childhood’ 🥳

[Flying Eye B👀ks @FlyingEyeBooks]

🎉 Wonderful news! The Lost Robot by Joe Todd-Stanton has been LONGLISTED for the 2027 @The_UKLA #UKLABookAward, 3-6 years category!

The prestigious UKLA Book Awards are the only national awards judged entirely by teachers! Thank you to the judges for selecting The Lost Robot.

[ThePrimaryMrFisher @PrimaryFisher]

Lots of amazing books, as ever, for sharing and reading aloud with our children and young people!

[Mikka @ Everything With Words @EveryWithWords]

Wonderful to see The Feathered book on this impressive list! Thanks @The_UKLA !
#UKLA #bookawards #childrensbooks #animals

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

The #uklabookawards2027 Longlist is here!

Our 89 teacher judges now have until March to deliberate with their classes which titles they think should make the Shortlists.

See the full list here:
https://t.co/RGk3IlvXaN

#uklabookawards #bookawards #teachers #education

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

The new issue of English 4-11 has just arrived at UKLA! Members, expect your copies delivered to your door soon.

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

This month's #UKLALucky13 #giveaway is Kitty and Mary! Set 6 months after Pride and Prejudice, discover the lives and loves of the other Bennet sisters!

RT for the chance to win a copy!

@AndersenPress

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

“I came away with tonnes of new ideas”

Thank you to our @NEUnion sponsored teachers, Chris, Kerry, & Kathy, who joined us to share research & champion literacy at our 2026 International Conference!

#Literacy #TeacherCPD #NEU

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

Congratulations to UKLA’s 2026 Literacy School of the Year, Lift Lea Forest, Birmingham

You can read more about the award, sponsored by @HaysEducationUK, and how @Lea_Forest_Lift are supporting their students here: https://t.co/jAhicJPo93

#literacy #education

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

Join us for the next UKLA National Year of Reading Webinar with Louise Walter, presenting key findings on how parents with limited literacy navigate supporting their children’s reading.

Tickets here: https://t.co/xTaQ8qV6gD.

#nationalyearofreading2026 #cpd #education

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

Working or studying in education? Interested in literacy research?

UKLA’s online September SIG showcase will highlight recent projects in the world of literacy research - supported by us!

When: 22/08/26 at 4pm-5.30pm

Booking available at: https://t.co/9RRdEleBAm

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

This month's #lucky13th giveaway is Traitors' Nest. This brand new spellbinding fantasy from award winning Frances Hardinge is original & beautifully told. It features 9 stunning illustrations by Nick Hayes. 5 copies avalaible for UKLA members who repost #TraitorsNest #giveaway

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

UKLA Members, repost to be in with a chance of winning this month's #lucky13
A funny & sublimely ridiculous pacifist story about playground squabbling & peace – & a first children’s book from a bestselling author & world-renowned French illustrator. 5 signed copies avaliable!

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

UKLA Members, repost to be in with a chance of winning this month's #lucky13
A funny & sublimely ridiculous pacifist story about playground squabbling & peace – & a first children’s book from a bestselling author & world-renowned French illustrator. 5 signed copies avaliable!