Eleanor Farjeon Award facts for kids
The Eleanor Farjeon Award is a special prize given in the United Kingdom. It celebrates people who have done amazing things for children's books. This award honors those who have shown great dedication and made a huge difference. It was started in 1966 to remember a famous author named Eleanor Farjeon (who lived from 1881 to 1965). The award aims to recognize the "unsung heroes" – people who work hard behind the scenes in the world of children's books. The Children's Book Circle manages the award, and the Eleanor Farjeon Trust supports it.
Who Has Won the Eleanor Farjeon Award?
- 1966, Margery Fisher
- 1967, Jessica Jenkins
- 1968, Brian Alderson, 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, booksellers and founders of Dromkeen Collection, 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, author and illustrator
- 1985, Bob Leeson, writer
- 1986, Judith Elkin
- 1987, Valerie Bierman
- 1988, National Library for the Handicapped Child
- 1989, Anna Home
- 1990, Jill Bennett, illustrator
- 1991, Patricia Crampton
- 1992, Stephanie Nettell, Children's Book Editor of The Guardian from 1978 to 1992
- 1993, Susan Belgrave, MBE, Founder and President of Volunteer Reading Help
- 1994, Eileen Colwell, MBE, librarian and author
- 1995, Helen Paiba, author and bookseller
- 1996, Books for Keeps
- 1997, Michael Rosen, author
- 1998, Gina Pollinger
- 1999, Klaus Flugge, publisher, Andersen Press
- 2000, Julia Eccleshare, journalist
- 2001, Amelia Edwards, art director
- 2002, Philip Pullman, author
- 2003, Miriam Hodgson, editor
- 2004, Jacqueline Wilson, author
- 2005, Malorie Blackman, author
- 2006, Wendy Cooling founder of Bookstart
- 2007, Jane Nissen, publisher
- 2008, Chris Brown, educator and editor, School Library Association
- 2009, Moira Arthur, former Managing Director of Peters Bookselling Services
- 2010, Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books
- 2011, The Federation of Children's Book Groups
- 2012, Quentin Blake, illustrator and author
- 2013, David Almond, author
- 2014, Polka Theatre, children's theatre
- 2015, Terry Pratchett, author, awarded after his death
- 2016, John Agard, poet and playwright
- 2017, Keats Community Library
- 2018, Michael Morpurgo, author
- 2019, CLPE, the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
See also
In Spanish: Premio Eleanor Farjeon para niños
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