CLPE
Poetry Award
The CLPE Poetry
Award for a book of poetry for children was launched by the
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education in 2003. Previous
winners have included John Agard, Grace Nichols and Roger
McGough.
In establishing this award we wanted to highlight an important
branch of children’s literature and ensure that it receives
proper recognition. The award is presented annually for a book
of poetry published in the preceding year.
The Poetry Book Society said, “ The annual CLPE Prize for
Children’s Poetry is a most welcome initiative and deserves the
support of all organisations and individuals concerned with the
promotion of poetry. Celebrating the best new work produced for
young readers and drawing the public and media focus towards the
winning book, the Prize will place children’s poetry firmly in
the literary limelight, imbuing it with some long overdue
prestige and encouraging the growth of a knowledgeable,
critical, enthusiastic poetry readership of the future”.
CLPE Poetry Award 2009
The winner of
the 2009 Award will be announced on
Tuesday 7th July 2009.
For further
information about the award or the award ceremony please contact
Ann Lazim , email:
ann@clpe.co.uk, telephone: 020 7633 0840
Previous award
winners
The
first CLPE Poetry Award was awarded in 2003 to John Agard and Grace
Nichols for their beautiful anthology of Caribbean poetry,
Under the Moon and Over the Sea (Walker Books).
The
award in 2004 went to Roger McGough's All the Best, Selected
Poems (Puffin) and the third award in 2005 went to
Sensational! Poems Inspired by the Five
Senses
edited
by Roger McGough (Macmillan).
The award in 2006
went to
Why does my mum
always iron a crease in my jeans?
edited
by Fiona Waters (Puffin).
The 2007
award went to The Thing
That Mattered Most. Scottish Poems for Children,
Julie Johnstone (editor), illustrated by Iain
McIntosh (Scottish PoetryLibrary/Black &
White Publishing)
The winner in 2008 was
Jackie Kay for
Red, Cherry Red,
illustrated by Rob Ryan,
Bloomsbury £6.99
For further information contact Julia Eccleshare, Sue Ellis or Ann
Lazim at CLPE
CLPE (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education)
Webber Street, London SE1 8QW
Tel +44 (0) 20 7401 3382/3 Fax +44 (0) 20 79284624
Email: info@clpe.co.uk |
