Myrie
Our 10th Anniversary Festival
Picture Book Award Update
Derby Children's Book Award winner 2025 Announcement
We are happy to announce the official winner of the Derby Children’s Picture Book Award 2025, 'Flower Block' by Lanisha Butterfield and Hoang Giang (Puffin Books UK)! Well done to all longlisted and shortlisted illustrators, authors, and publishers. We had a record-breaking year in terms of submissions, schools involved, and the number of children around Derby voting. A special thank you to all teachers and those who helped make this possible!
Derby Book Festival
Tickets for our Summer Festival are officially on sale!
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Local authors to tour Derby & Derbyshire libraries
5th May 2025
Hop Into Volunteering with Shared Reading
We Need New Volunteers to help run Shared Reading groups!
25th April 2025
2025 Flash Fiction Writing Competition Winners
9th April 2025
Derby Book Festival announces programme for its 10th anniversary
4th April 2025
2025 Derby Children's Picture Book Award - The Winner is announced!
Congratulations to Flower Block!
3rd April 2025
Shared Reading is going digital!
Join us for free, accessible Shared Reading sessions, all from your own home.
12th March 2025