The Poet X

Winner of the Carnegie Medal 2019: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The winners of the prestigious CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, the UK’s oldest book awards for children and young people, have today been revealed at a ceremony at The British Library, hosted by broadcaster and writer Konnie Huq. Read More

Elizabeth Acevedo’s Carnegie Medal Winner’s Speech

In celebration of Elizabeth Acevedo’s incredible Carnegie Medal win, we’d like to share her bold, timely and touching winner’s speech, complete with an original poem. Read More

The Poet X shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

Farshore are thrilled to announce that The Poet X has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Read More

The Poet X – reading by author Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X is an astonishing NY Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Read More

Electric Monkey to release The Poet X – a YA novel in verse from slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo

One year on from HarperCollins UK's acquisition of Egmont Books (formerly Egmont UK Ltd) from the Danish media group, Egmont, we are delighted to announce our new identity: Farshore. Electric Monkey is delighted to announce the acquisition of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. Read More