We’re delighted to reveal the judging panel for the inaugural Children's Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation. Frank Cottrell-Boyce, the multi-award-winning children’s book author, screenwriter and current Waterstones Children’s Laureate, will act as Chair of judges and is joined by the acclaimed actor, writer and comedian Lolly Adefope and award-winning children’s bookseller and owner of the Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, Sanchita Basu De Sarkar. The Children's Booker Prize is a new annual prize that will celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children aged eight to 12 years old, written in or translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland. The first winner will be announced on 2 February 2027. Find out more at thebookerprizes.com/children --- The Booker Prizes on TikTok: tiktok.com/@thebookerprizes The Booker Prizes on Twitter: twitter.com/TheBookerPrizes The Booker Prizes on Facebook: facebook.com/TheBookerPrizes The Booker Prizes on Instagram: ...