Eleanor Farjeon Award Facts for Kids

The Eleanor Farjeon Award is a special prize given each year to people who have done amazing things for British children's books. It celebrates those whose hard work and dedication to children's stories are truly outstanding.

This award started in 1966. It was created to remember a famous author named Eleanor Farjeon (1881–1965). The main idea behind the award is to recognize the "unsung heroes" – people who work behind the scenes and contribute a lot to children's books, but might not always get the spotlight. The Children's Book Circle manages the award, and the Eleanor Farjeon Trust helps to fund it.

Winners

Here are some of the people and groups who have won the Eleanor Farjeon Award:

1966, Margery Fisher
1967, Jessica Jenkins
1968, Brian Alderson, who was an author, compiler, and editor
1969, Anne Wood
1970, Kaye Webb
1971, Margaret Meek
1972, Janet Hill
1973, Eleanor Graham
1974, Leila Berg
1975, Naomi Lewis
1976, Joyce Oldmeadow and Court Oldmeadow, who were booksellers and started the Dromkeen Collection in Australia
1977, Elaine Moss
1978, Peter Kennerley
1979, Joy Whitby
1980, Dorothy Butler
1981, Margaret Marshall and Virginia Jensen
1982, Aidan Chambers and Nancy Chambers
1983, Jean Russell
1984, Shirley Hughes, a well-known author and illustrator
1985, Bob Leeson, a writer
1986, Judith Elkin
1987, Valerie Bierman
1988, National Library for the Handicapped Child
1989, Anna Home
1990, Jill Bennett, an illustrator
1991, Patricia Crampton
1992, Stephanie Nettell, who was the Children's Book Editor for The Guardian newspaper from 1978 to 1992
1993, Susan Belgrave, MBE, who founded and was president of Volunteer Reading Help
1994, Eileen Colwell, MBE, a librarian and author
1995, Helen Paiba, an author and bookseller
1996, Books for Keeps
1997, Michael Rosen, a famous author
1998, Gina Pollinger
1999, Klaus Flugge, a publisher from Andersen Press
2000, Julia Eccleshare, a journalist
2001, Amelia Edwards, an art director
2002, Philip Pullman, a popular author
2003, Miriam Hodgson, an editor
2004, Jacqueline Wilson, a very well-known author
2005, Malorie Blackman, an author
2006, Wendy Cooling, who started Bookstart
2007, Jane Nissen, a publisher
2008, Chris Brown, an educator and editor from the School Library Association
2009, Moira Arthur, who used to be the Managing Director of Peters Bookselling Services
2010, Seven Stories, which is the Centre for Children's Books
2011, The Federation of Children's Book Groups
2012, Quentin Blake, a famous illustrator and author
2013, David Almond, an author
2014, Polka Theatre, a children's theatre
2015, Terry Pratchett, an author, who received the award after he passed away
2016, John Agard, a poet and playwright
2017, Keats Community Library
2018, Michael Morpurgo, a beloved author
2019, CLPE, which stands for the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

Eleanor Farjeon Award facts for kids

Winners

See also