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UKLA trustee and Book Awards team UKLA.org . Croydon NEU committee.
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uklitassociation.bsky.social
Our second Keynote Speaker at the 2026 UKLA International Conference is...

Melanie Ramdarshan Bold!

Thinking of submitting a paper to present? Our Call for Papers is out now!

@drmrb.bsky.social

ukla.org/internationa...
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Teachers! Time is running out to get your applications in for the NEU Sponsored Places at the 2026 UKLA International Conference. Apply now to join us in Glasgow! buff.ly/1gYKNZq
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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📚 What stories do we tell children about the past?
📚 From whose point of view are these stories told?
📚 Whose lives are considered important — and whose are forgotten?
📚 What are historical “facts,” and who gets to interpret them?

We’ll explore these questions at our conference on November 8th!
October 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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uklitassociation.bsky.social
We are so excited to announce the 2025 UKLA Student and Teacher Conference.

This year's theme is 'Writing for Pleasure'. Tickets available here: www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
October 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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uklitassociation.bsky.social
Could your school be the next UKLA Literacy School of the Year?

Join us on November 4th to find out more about the process and submissions criteria, and to hear from 2025 winners Sharples School about their experience of the application process.

We look forward to seeing you there!
October 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Teachers & school librarians! If your school is north of Nottingham, or abroad, you can book an author e-visit with me!

Here’s what Literacy School of the Year 2025 @SharplesSchool said about my e-visit to talk about #OnTheEdge, protest & extremism. 😁🔥📚🥰
@oldbarnbooks.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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uklitassociation.bsky.social
According a report published by Oxford University Press this week, 8 in 10 students are now using AI tools to complete their schoolwork but less than half are able to spot AI misinformation.

You can read our response here: ukla.org/ukla-respons...
UKLA Response to Oxford University Press Research on AI and Education - UK Literacy Association
There are rising fears, among students, that AI is having a negative impact on work in the classroom, according to a report published by
ukla.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
lyndajgraham.bsky.social
Thank you NEU for all your support for @uklitassociation.bsky.social and for your generous sponsorship of teacher places at our International conference @neunion.bsky.social @mollyhallneu.bsky.social @davidreedy.bsky.social
uklitassociation.bsky.social UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 28d
Applications for NEU Sponsored Teacher Places at the 2026 UKLA International Conference are now open! Are you a member of UKLA and NEU? You could win a Sponsored Place at our 2026 Conference at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow! Visit our website to find out more and apply now!
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October 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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uklitassociation.bsky.social
Applications for NEU Sponsored Teacher Places at the 2026 UKLA International Conference are now open! Are you a member of UKLA and NEU? You could win a Sponsored Place at our 2026 Conference at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow! Visit our website to find out more and apply now!
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October 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Yes please, this looks great! @uklitassociation.bsky.social #lucky13th #uklamembers
uklitassociation.bsky.social UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 28d
October's #lucky13th is Roar - an empowering novel-in-verse of resistance and finding your voice, inspired by Sampat Pal and the Pink Sari Gang, from the multi-award-winning author of Run, Rebel and The Crossing, Manjeet Mann. #uklamembers RT to win a copy!

#ThisIsHowIRoar
October 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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October's #lucky13th is Roar - an empowering novel-in-verse of resistance and finding your voice, inspired by Sampat Pal and the Pink Sari Gang, from the multi-award-winning author of Run, Rebel and The Crossing, Manjeet Mann. #uklamembers RT to win a copy!

#ThisIsHowIRoar
October 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Submissions for the UKLA Literacy School of the Year Award are now OPEN!

To find out more about how to apply and the submissions criteria, follow the link below:

ukla.org/awards/liter...
October 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Given today’s news, I was recently introduced to this piece by Patricia Routledge, and i always found it really moving.
**"I'll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry - worry that I wasn't quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn't live up to my mother's hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude."** My life didn't quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily - on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions - but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn't quite found. At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with - Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people's living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me. At 60, I began learning Italian - not for work, but so l could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul. At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage - something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being. At 80, I took up watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible. Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I'm learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter - though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever. **I'm writing this to tell you something simple:** **Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter - if you let yourself bloom again.** Let these years ahead be your *treasure years*. You don't need to be famous. Y…
October 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Exciting! There's No Such Thing As A Silly Question has been longlisted for the UK Literacy Association Book Awards in the Information 3-14 category alongside 19 other beautiful, fascinating titles that it is ace just to be discussed alongside. (But my book is the best.) ukla.org/ukla-book-aw...
The cover of There's No Such Thing As A Silly Question, beautifully illustrated by Guilherme Karsten. It shows a boy and a huge speech bubble which contains everything from a volcano to a goldfish to a kite to a banana to a penguin. The book is published by Nosy Crow and the University of Cambridge and it would be great if you could buy it, buy loads of copies, tell all your friends to buy lots as well, thanks very much. The first section of the longlist. Ayo’s Adventure: Across the African Diaspora from Afro to Zulu. Written by Ain Heath Drew and illustrated by Erin K. Robinson (Barefoot Books) Black History for Every Day of the Year. Written by David Olusoga, Yinka Olusoga and Kemi Olusoga; illustrated by Kemi Olusoga (Macmillan) Bridges. Written by Magda Garguláková and illustrated by Jakub Bachorík (Post Wave Children’s Books) Bright Birds and their brilliant brains. Written and illustrated by Kate Read (Two Hoots) Choose Your Own Evolution. Written by Jules Howard and illustrated by Gordy Wright (Nosy Crow) Explodapedia: The Brain. Written by Ben Martynoga and illustrated by Moose Allain (David Fickling Books) Frog. Written by Isabel Thomas and illustrated by Daniel Egnéus (Bloomsbury) The second section of the longlist. Galápagos Islands: The World’s Living Laboratory. Written by Karen Romano Young and illustrated by Amy Grimes (What on Earth!) Graphic Novel Builder: The illustrated guide to making your own comics Written and illustrated by Edward Ross (Collins) It’s a Brave Young World. Written by Anu Adebogun and illustrated by Soofiya and Lila Cruz (Little Tiger Press) Me and My Hair. Written by Kimberley Kinloch and illustrated by Jessica Gibson (Usborne) Michael Rosen’s Pocket Shakespeare: A Beginner’s Guide to the Best Bits of the Bard. Written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell (Walker Books) Six Queens. Written and illustrated by Lydia Monk (Macmillan) The Endless Sea. Written by Chi Thai and illustrated by Linh Dao (Walker Books) The History of Information. Written and illustrated by Chris Haughton (DK) The third section of the longlist. The Jellyfish Garden. Written by Paola Vitale, illustrated by Rossana Bossù and translated by Margaret Greenan ( Post Wave Children’s Books) University of Cambridge: There’s No Such Thing as a Silly Question. Written by Mike Rampton and illustrated by Guilherme Karsten (Nosy Crow) We Are Your Children. Written and illustrated by David Roberts (Two Hoots) Who lives here? Written and illustrated by Alexandra Milton (Boxer Books) Why Do We Sleep? Written by Cathy Evans and illustrated by Polya Plavinskaia (Cicada
September 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Absolutely DELIGHTED that Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody is on the UKLA longlists. This is one chosen by teachers, and I’ve been lucky enough to win it before with A Monster Calls. What a lovely surprise to wake up to.
booksforkeeps.bsky.social Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · Sep 16
Out today! The longlists for the @uklitassociation.bsky.social UKLA Book Awards. Chosen by teachers and covering a range of genres, topics and themes, fiction and non-fiction. Check them out! #KidLitUK #UKLA26 #teachersbookawards

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UKLA Book Awards logo with text Quality Texts for Children aged 3 - 14+ and logo of sponsor Best Books for Schools Just Imagine
September 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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📚 Longlisted!

We’re thrilled to share that Black History for Every Day of the Year by @davidolusoga.bsky.social, Yinka Olusoga & Kemi Olusoga has been longlisted for the 2026 UKLA Book Awards in the Information Books category!✨

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UKLA Book Awards - UK Literacy Association
UKLA Book Awards 2026: The Longlists for the 2026 UKLA Book Awards are now live! Find out which titles have been selected by the
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September 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Pals who love Books (that's all my pals): Get yourself a cuppa or a cocktail and sit down for some joyful readings and interviews. Elif Shafak, Jackie Kay and Julian Clary are among the guests on my books tv show. Join me and my guests on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Scotland - The Big Scottish Book Club
Damian Barr interviews some of the biggest names in fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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uklitassociation.bsky.social
We are so excited to announce the first Keynote Speaker of the UKLA International Conference 2026...

Maren Aukerman.

We can't wait for Aukerman to join us in Glasgow, and we hope you will too! Keep an eye out for the Call for Papers coming next week...
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Huge congratulations to @alastairc.com as #REEK longlists for the @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Awards 2026!
September 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Out today! The longlists for the @uklitassociation.bsky.social UKLA Book Awards. Chosen by teachers and covering a range of genres, topics and themes, fiction and non-fiction. Check them out! #KidLitUK #UKLA26 #teachersbookawards

booksforkeeps.co.uk/longlists-fo...
UKLA Book Awards logo with text Quality Texts for Children aged 3 - 14+ and logo of sponsor Best Books for Schools Just Imagine
September 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Such an amazing set of longlists for the book awards this year. I don't know how the teachers will shortlist, it was tough enough choosing the longlist!
uklitassociation.bsky.social UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · Sep 16
Your 2026 UKLA Book Awards Longlists are here - the only national children’s book awards judged by teachers!

This year they feature books in translation, past winners, exciting debuts and a huge range of genres and themes.

Click here to see the full Longlists: ukla.org/ukla-book-aw...
September 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Oh my, thank you @uklitassociation.bsky.social ! So many of my favourite authors are here - what an honour to be longlisted alongside them. AND what joy to see Troika buddy, Sarah Zimman in the mix!
September 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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My book REEK, illustrated by the awesome @caltsoudas.bsky.social, is a #UKLA 2026 Longlistee, woohoo!🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations to everyone on the list – it's an awesome collection 👉 ukla.org/ukla-book-aw...

alastairc.com/books/reek/
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Reek
Reek, science fiction adventure by Alastair Chisholm, published by Barrington Stoke in July 2024
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September 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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We are delighted that two Troika books have made it to the
@uklitassociation.bsky.social awards longlist. Congratulations to @coralrumble.bsky.social and @bardymum.bsky.social
for #JakubsOtter and #WhyDidMyBrainMakeMeSayIt - brilliant publications, and well deserved. 🥂
Lots of book covers, representing the longlist for the UKLA book awards.
September 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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uklitassociation.bsky.social
UKLA are thrilled to announce that our 2026 International Conference will be taking place at the University of Strathclyde, GLASGOW, with the theme 'Nurturing critical imagination through language and literacy education'. Find out more: buff.ly/f97GIBI
August 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM