The winner will be chosen by a combined panel of child and adult judges
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The Booker Prize has unveiled its “most ambitious endeavour” in 20 years: the launch of its first children's fiction award.
The prize will be judged by both adults and children, with the first award to be announced in 2027.
Shortlist will be unveiled on 23 September, with the winner announcement to follow in November
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