Awards

Announcing The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Award winners

The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2022, in association with the Open University and the UK Literacy Association (UKLA), have been announced, revealing how teachers have found innovative ways to inspire reading for pleasure in the classroom. Each year since its launch in 2017, the awards… Read More

The Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2021

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. Originally known as The Egmont Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards (2018-2020), the award was renamed The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Award in 2021. Read More

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

I Have No Secrets wins 2018 Older Readers Children’s Book Award

The Children’s Book Award is the only national award voted for solely by children from start to finish. Read More

Barry Loser and the birthday billions shortlisted for the Lollies 2018!

We are delighted to announce that Barry Loser and the birthday billions has been shortlisted for the Lollies 2018! Read More

There’s a Pig Up My Nose wins Oscar’s Book Prize 2018

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. The winner of Oscar’s Book Prize 2018 is There’s a Pig Up My Nose!, a delightfully silly tale written by John Dougherty and brought to life by warm, comical artwork from rising star Laura Hughes. Read More

The Children’s Book Award 2018 shortlist announced

The Children’s Book Award 2018 shortlist has been announced, and Farshore are thrilled to have a chosen title in the top ten. Read More

The Night Box shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

We are delighted to announce that picture book The Night Box has been shortlisted for the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Read More

Jim Smith wins at the Lollies 2017!

Our amazekeel children’s author Jim Smith has been announced as a winner at the fantastic Lollies Awards 2017. Read More

Michael Morpurgo awarded Knighthood for services to Literature and charity

Author Michael Morpurgo has been Knighted in the New Year Honours List for 2018. Read More