16th February 2017
This is a round up of the key UK Children's Book Awards of 2017, including dates for the shortlist announcement, who judges them and who won the award. This list will help you discover new books and authors, recognised as the very best in class by librarians, booksellers, industry experts, authors and children!
| Award | About | Judged by | Shortlist Announced | Winners Announced | 2017 Winner |
| Costa Book Awards | Annual award to recognise the enjoyment of reading. | Panel of experts | November 2016 | January 2017 | The Explorer by Katherine Rundell |
| The Waterstones Children's Book Prize | Annual award divided into three categories: Picture Books, Fiction 5-12 and Teen. | Waterstones booksellers | February 2017 | March 2017 | The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave |
| Children's Book Award | The only UK award voted exclusively by children | Members of the Federation of Children's Book Groups vote on the Longlist and then any children can vote on the Shortlist | February 2017 | June 2017 | Younger Children (Picture Books) -Oi Dog! by Kes Gray and Claire Gray Younger Readers (Age 6-11) - An Eagle in the Snow - Michael Morpurgo (Also the overall winner) Older Readers (Age 10-18) - One by Sarah Crossan |
| CILIP Carnegie Medal | Outstanding book written in English for children and young people | Librarians | March 2017 | June 2017 | Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys |
| CLILP Kate Greenaway Medal | Outstanding illustrated book for children and young people | Librarians | March 2017 | June 2017 | There is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith |
| The Lollies (The Laugh Out Loud Awards) | Celebrates the best funny books in children's literature | Panel of experts vote on the Longlist and then children can vote on the shortlist | June 2017 | January 2018 | Picture Books - Oi Dog! by Kes Gray and Claire Gray 6-8 Years - Future Rat Boy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms by Jim Smith 9-13 Years - The Best Medicine by Christine Hamill |
| Irish Book Award | Annual award to promote Irish writing to the widest range of readers possible. | Panel of booksellers and librarians compile the shortlist with a secondary group of literary critics, reviewers, editors and bloggers. The winners are decided by an online web-poll. | October 2017 | November 2017 | Junior - A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea by Sarah Webb and Steve McCarthy Senior - Stand by Me - Judi Curtin |
| Blue Peter Awards | Annual award to celebrate the best authors, the most creative illustrators and the greatest reads for children. | Panel of experts choose the shortlist. Over 600 children read the titles and vote for their favourites | November 2016 | March 2017 | Best Story - The Five Realms: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood Best Book with Facts - Survivors by David Long |
| Branford Boase Award | Annual award for an outstanding first novel to a first-time writer of a book for young people | Experts | Late spring 2017 | July 2017 | Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard |
