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BEST OF ALL WORLDS chosen as the The Times Children’s Book of the Year!
We were absolutely thrilled to see Kenneth Oppel’s masterful sci-fi dystopian thriller, BEST OF ALL WORLDS, was chosen as The Times Children’s Book of the Year. What an accolade for…
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And the winner is…!
Huge congratulations to VICTORIA RICHARDS, who has won the Guppy Open Submission Competition 2025 with her fantastically funny middle-grade story MAGGIE MAYHEM AND THE HAIRY HAMSTER PANTS! A brilliantly comedic…
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CARNEGIE MEDAL AND OTHER AWARD NEWS!
We are utterly thrilled that two Guppy books have been nominated for the acclaimed Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026! Handle with Care by Louisa Reid has been nominated – Louisa’s…
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Guppy Open Submission SHORTLIST ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are absolutely thrilled to announce the shortlist for the Guppy Open Submission Competition 2025 – Nicki Marshall, editor extraordinaire from the Golden Egg Academy, and publisher Bella Pearson whittled…
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THE GUPPY OPEN SUBMISSION 2025 LONGLIST ANNOUNCEMENT
HUGE congratulations to the longlistees below – we had a tough job whittling down the 250 entries to just 22, but these extracts really piqued our interest and we’re excited…
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Guppy Open Submission dates update!
Thank you all for your patience waiting for news on the competition! We were thrilled to receive just under 300 submissions this year – and so much talent out there!…
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