Carnegie shortlisted! So pleased to be repping Middle Grade on this lovely list, and to be part of one of the biggest moments of the year in children's literature!

Congratulations everyone 🎉 #yotocarnegies23

Last week, YLG South East joined in the celebrations of the #YotoCarnegies23 !
We made a little reel as it was a fantastic day seeing so many friends, committee members, authors, illustrators, & many in the library/literary world from near & far!
The Yoto Carnegies YLG Committee

It's The Yoto Carnegies longlist day! Congratulations to longlisted authors and illustrators and to our tireless #YotoCarnegies23 judges who have done the most extraordinary job reading and debating all the books. Libraries connect books and readers, something for all to celebrate.

The paperback of #Hedgewitch has landed! Happy publication day Skye McKenna. Brimming with magic, mystery and adventure and nominated for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, this really isn't one to miss! #Hedgewitch Books #WitchesArentBornTheyreMade #YotoCarnegies23

Here are a few of our The Yoto Carnegies for Illustration shadowing group members and this year’s shortlisted books. We launched our shadowing sessions today with Foundation Work Skills 2 students.
Which book will they choose as their Shadowers’ Choice in June? #YotoCarnegies23

Delighted to say The Visible Sounds has been shortlisted for the UK’s longest running and best loved children’s book awards The Yoto Carnegies – congratulations Yu Rong!
#YotoCarnegies23

Still reeling from the incredible surprise that I MUST BETRAY YOU won a Carnegie Medal! Thank you The Yoto Carnegies, librarians & educators, and most of all—the readers and shadowing groups for honoring millions of Romanians who endured oppression. #YotoCarnegies23

Reading my way through the #YotoCarnegies23 shortlist and this has utterly blown me away. Just stunning. Bravo Manon Steffan Ros Firefly Press

I can't believe this is real! It's such an honour to see The Eternal Return of Clara Hart on this incredible shortlist. Thank you so much to the #YotoCarnegies23 judges!

We now have the The Yoto Carnegies longlist for writing in stock (illustration longlist is on its way too)! There are some absolutely brilliant books on this list. Pop in and take a look 📚

#YotoCarnegies23 #AmReading #KidLit

It's such an honour to be involved in judging #YotoCarnegies23 and it has been a wonderful experience reading this year's nominations. Congratulations to all those who have been longlisted.

A good day for YLG Wales at today’s #YotoCarnegies23 So proud to see a Welsh author win and a book nominated by our own committee.

We are over the moon to announce that Needle by Patrice Lawrence (she/her) has been shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023. Congratulations Patrice! #YotoCarnegies23

Fantastic day yesterday at Lancaster Litfest children's festival and our first Picture Books In The Pub session looking at the Carnegie Medal for Illustration #YotoCarnegies23

🎉 Moment Hanesyddol! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚🏆

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Manon Steffan Ros am ennill Medal Yoto Carnegie am ei llyfr 'The Blue Book of Nebo', y cyfieithiad cyntaf erioed i gipio'r teitl. 🌟🥇

Manon Steffan Ros The Yoto Carnegies Firefly Press
#YotoCarnegies23

Honoured to be longlisted for the #YotoCarnegies23 , along with some of the very very best books I read last year.

This is a BIG moment in the children's books calendar and I really, really hope it gets some mainstream media attention!

Completely delighted and so honoured to see The Eternal Return of Clara Hart longlisted for the #YotoCarnegies23 among so many incredible books and authors!

I work in the best profession ✨️📚🖤
Libraries are vessels to truly magical places, and I'm so proud and happy to be part of the crew that steers them!
Thank you The Yoto Carnegies for a fantastic award ceremony! #YotoCarnegies23
Joe Todd-Stanton
Jenny Hawke Patrice Lawrence (she/her)

🎉The #YotoCarnegies23 Shortlist will be announced tomorrow 17th March.
📅Join Carnegie Judge and LJMU Librarian Gemma, who will be unveiling the shortlisted books in Avril Library on the 17th, and Aldham Library on Monday the 20th; both at 2.00pm
Website: yotocarnegies.co.uk

Talk about perfect timing! You can now get the award-winning #TheBlueBookofNebo on audiobook, read by the author Manon Steffan Ros.

Here's a sneak preview, you can buy your own copy here: amzn.eu/d/i733VIz

#YotoCarnegies23