+++ Awards Ceremony 2010 +++

The 2010 Leeds Book Awards ceremonies will take place on Tuesday 25th May in the Banqueting Hall, Leeds Civic Hall, Millennium Square.

+++ 2010 Shortlist Announced +++

The shortlists for the three categories in the 2010 Leeds Book Awards have now been announced. For full details, please visit http://www.leedsbookawards.co.uk/2010/shortlists.php!

+++ 2009 Winners Announced +++

After weeks of anticipation the winners of the 2009 Leeds Book Awards were revealed at awards ceremonies at Trinity and All Saints College, Horsforth on Tuesday 19th May. See our events page for full details!

+++ Schools sign up to take part +++

Lots of schools have registered for the Leeds Book Awards 2009:

Primary Schools taking part this year are:

• Fieldhead Carr, Our Lady of Good Counsel RC, St Nicholas Gipton, Cookridge, Greenhill, Chapel Allerton, Morley Victoria, Kippax North, Oulton, Hugh Gaitskell, Blackgates, Blenheim, Aberford C of E, West End, Holy Trinity Horsforth, Green Lane, Hawksworth Wood, Austhorpe, Holy Family RC, Talbot, Thorp Arch Lady Hastings, Stanningley, Cottingley, Shire Oak, All Saints Otley, Alwoodley, Beecroft, Newlaithes, Ninelands, Pool C of E

High Schools taking part this year are:

• Boston Spa, Ossett, Roundhay, Wortley, Temple Moor, Guiseley, Benton Park, Otley Prince Henry, Parklands, Allerton Grange, Allerton High, Morley, City of Leeds, Primrose, Mount St Mary’s, Abbey Grange, Lawnswood, Wetherby, Intake, St Mary’s Menston, Ralph Thoresby

If you are a school interested in registering for the Leeds Book Awards 2010 and would like more information, please go to the Contact page.

+++ Awards Ceremony +++

Great news! Some of the shortlisted authors will be coming to our celebration day and Awards ceremonies on Tuesday 19th May.

Authors who have confirmed that they are coming so far are:

• Tim Bowler, Andy Briggs, Kevin Brooks, Pauline Francis, M G Harris, Catherine Johnson. Siobhan Dowd's sister will attend on behalf of her family and the Siobhan Dowd Trust.

We can also confirm that popular performance poet Craig Bradley (aka That Poetry Bloke) will be on hand again to entertain and guide us through the proceedings.

For more details about this event, see our Events page.

+++ Fantastic Competition! +++

We would like to give each of the authors who are coming to our ceremonies a special certificate to say thank you for attending and we want you to help to design them.

Here's what we need:

• The design needs to be on a piece of paper no bigger than A4
• It can be in colour
• The certificate should say Thank you for attending the Leeds Book Awards Ceremonies 2009
• There should be a line, space or box for us to write the author's name
• The certificate can be designed on a computer or by hand

Please send your design to one of the people on the Contact page along with your name, age, school and which Leeds Library you use, if you are a member.

The winning designs will be printed, framed and presented to the authors, and the winners will also receive a selection of fabulous books as prizes.

The closing date is Friday 19th April 2009.

So, get designing and good luck!