The prestigious Booker Prize organisers have launched a new prize for children's fiction, featuring a panel of child and adult judges.
The Children's Booker Prize, which will launch in 2026 and be awarded annually from 2027, will celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children between the ages of eight and 12.
UK Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, whose books include the hugely popular Millions, published in 2004, will be the inaugural chair of judges for 2027.
He said: "I am absolutely buzzing about the news that I'm going to be chairing the judging panel. It's going to be - as they say - absolute scenes in there. Let the yelling commence."
Cottrell-Boyce and two other adult judges will select a shortlist of eight books, with three children then joining to help choose the winning book.
