CILIP is the leading voice for the information, knowledge management and library profession. Our goal is to put information and library skills and professional values at the heart of a democratic, equal and prosperous society. CILIP is a registered charity, no. 313014. The Youth Libraries Group (YLG) is a special interest group of CILIP who work to preserve and influence the provision of quality literature and library services for children and young people, both in public libraries and school library services. And I certainly couldn’t get away without a word about my amazing wife, Rebecca, who has put up with much and whose crucial role has been right-sizing my ego – inflating it when it’s, er, flaccid and deflating it when it bulges in an unsightly way. She’s always been my first and my best reader. Ably abetted these days by our beautiful daughter, Rosie. I won't expand on the plot any more for fear of spoiling Lark for new readers, but I will add that I was extremely moved by the last few chapters. And if they don't affect you then the epilogue surely will. McGowan said: "Every writer for young people dreams of winning the Carnegie Medal. Its incredible history, the rollcall of the great writers who have won it and the rigour of the selection process, makes this the greatest book prize in the world. It is also a magnificent way of connecting with readers. The hundreds of shadowing groups in schools and libraries around the country provide that one thing that writers cannot do without: a living, arguing, debating, biscuit-munching population of brilliant readers!

How To Teach Philosophy to Your Dog: A Quirky Introduction to the Big Questions in Philosophy (Oneworld Publications, 2019) ISBN 978-1786076748 a b c "Interview: Anthony McGowan". The Times. 28 March 2008. ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 27 June 2019. Judging a book prize like this is an incredibly gruelling process, and so I’d first like to thank the Carnegie judges, but also all the Youth Librarians who have been involved in this monumental task. If I had to read so many books in such a short time, I know I’d come to hate literature. And yet you manage to retain your joy and your enthusiasm. Those of us who write for children know that we have on our side – and, more importantly, on the side of the young readers – a body of people brimming with knowledge, passion and, most of all, love for children’s books.

But now that I find I have, miraculously, won this wonderful prize, there is one job I can’t ignore. The thanking. Lark is a moving read that will leave a deep impression on readers of all ages. McGowan never allows sentimentality or manipulation to seep into his story, but it would be a reader with a heart of stone who doesn’t shed a few tears at the inevitable end. You have been warned.

With relatable stories that show children a range of perspectives and lived experiences, the 2020 Medal winners reflect the Awards’ mission ‘to celebrate and represent a diverse range of experiences’. Tan, who is of Australian, Chinese and Malay heritage, becomes the first illustrator of colour to win the Kate Greenaway Medal in its history. He has worked as a concept artist for animated films including Pixar's "WALL-E" and also directed the Academy Award-winning short film "The Lost Thing". He takes the Kate Greenaway Medal for Tales from the Inner City, a collection of 25 surreal short stories that he both wrote and illustrated. The book reflects on the urban relationship we have with animals, with the accompaying artwork featuring wildlife in spaces usually reserved for humans, and it is the sister volume to his 2008 anthology Tales from Outer Suburbia. And most of all, there’s Jane Walker, who’s been a much-loved friend for all my time at Barrington Stoke. It was Jane’s tears during a Zoom meeting that first alerted me to the fact that I might have some good Carnegie news … a b c Youngs, Ian (23 May 2014). "Tragic twist to author Anthony McGowan's stabbing story". BBC News . Retrieved 20 June 2019. Amnesty Internationalis the world’s leading human rights organisation with more than seven million supporters worldwide. Amnesty work in partnership to raise awareness of human rights through a human rights education programme aimed at young people who shadow the Awards, their group leaders and the shortlisted authors and illustrators.The stage is set for a social commentary saga, but that is not what McGowan has in mind. Lark is about the relationship between two brothers, and that’s it. McGowan went on to win the 2006 Booktrust Teenage Prize with his next young adult book, Henry Tumour, [11] about a boy whose brain tumor won't stop talking to him. He modeled the relationship of Henry and his tumor on that of Falstaff and young Hal in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. [10] The Guardian said of it: "This is one teen cancer book among many, but truly it’s not like any other you may have come across. For one thing, it’s funny – grimly, hilariously so...Original, smart and gripping, Henry Tumour breaks all kinds of rules, and does it with irresistible brio." [12] Every writer for young people dreams of winning the Carnegie Medal. Its incredible history, the rollcall of the great writers who have won it and the rigour of the selection process, makes this the greatest book prize in the world. It is also a magnificent way of connecting with readers. The hundreds of shadowing groups in schools and libraries around the country provide that one thing that writers cannot do without: a living, arguing, debating, biscuit-munching population of brilliant readers! Tales from the Inner City is a strange book for strange times, suggesting that human frailty might well find expression in dreams of tigers, bears, frogs and lungfish reclaiming our cities. To know that I am not alone in enjoying such speculation – maybe even a bit too much – is no small thing. It is profoundly consoling, to feel part of a larger conversation about our relationship to this planet, particularly with younger readers, in whose imagination the future is already taking shape.”

Anthony McGowan has scooped the CILIP Carnegie Medal with his masterpiece, Lark. We take a look at the winning book and the three accompanying titles in his Truth of Things series. In 2011, it was announced that McGowan had been contracted to write four books that would revive the classic children's wildlife adventure series penned between 1949 and 1980 by the late Willard Price. [25] The books were published between 2012 and 2014. Today (Wednesday 17 th June 2020), the winners of the prestigious CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, the UK’s oldest book awards for children and young people, are revealed. Centre for Literacy in Primary Education(CLPE) and the English and Media Centrecreate expert teaching resources for the shortlisted books.Peet, Mal (18 November 2006). "Review: Henry Tumour by Anthony McGowan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 23 June 2019. And then he stopped and said to the teacher, gesturing at the class, ‘Miss, it’s us! It’s us!’, his voice full of wonder and joy at the fact that kids like him were allowed to be in books. Anthony John McGowan (born January 1965) is an English author of books for children, teenagers and adults. He is the winner of the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal for Lark. [1]