Friday, 24 March saw the finale of Biblio-Buzz 2023, the Alexandra Palace Children’s Book Awards!
Over 700 young people from schools across Haringey made their way to the Palace’s beautiful Theatre, to meet our shortlisted authors and see who they collectively voted as the 2023 award winner!
Biblio-buzz challenges the young people, aged 9-12, to read six selected texts, complete challenges and take part in workshops, before voting for their favourite book. The Award is a pillar of our Creative Learning programme, which uses the arts to help people across our community to get creative, develop new skills and even develop career opportunities. Like so many of our projects, we run it in partnership with professionals in the creative industries, which in the case of Biblio-buzz, sees us work with Haringey Library Service, librarians, schools, professional authors, publishers and local books shops
Here is an overview of what went down at the Awards…
The Palace’s East Court was packed out as the young people got to meet the authors
Then the perfect way to begin the ceremony, thanks host Jack Meggitt-Phillips
Kicking off this afternoon’s ceremony with a sinister laugh competition! @MeggittPhillips @APChBookAward @Yourallypally #BiblioBuzz pic.twitter.com/nahNsZNpR5
— Helen Swinyard (@HelenSwinyard) March 24, 2023
Go on then, let’s see who scooped the gong, the winner of Bibliobuzz 2023 is…
I WON!!! And I was so shocked and utterly delighted. Thankyou so much to all who voted for TWITCH https://t.co/2GVwxgT084
— M. G. Leonard (@MGLnrd) March 24, 2023
It was great to welcome schools from across the borough to the Palace
Our Years 5&6 book club had a really enjoyable day at the #bibliobuzz event @Yourallypally They were all great and had an amazing time meeting the authors and getting their books signed. We can’t wait for next year’s competition. pic.twitter.com/GcgNzo3Scw
— North Harringay (@NHPN8) March 25, 2023
Our @Fortismere_Sch Y7 book club was captivated by #TheBirdSingers @MzEvieMo. And it was brilliant having an alumnus on the shortlist of the @APChBookAward. We’re really proud of her – a real inspiration to our students @Yourallypally @haringeycouncil pic.twitter.com/S84uOnmq6L
— Gill Ward (@fortislibbie) March 25, 2023
What a wonderful day for our @highgatewood book clubbers at the @APChBookAward ceremony! Thank you @alastair_ch for the inspiring workshop – they’re all set to change the future. Congratulations to @MGLnrd on winning with the brilliant #Twitch! #BiblioBuzz pic.twitter.com/E6Jn9oqnU5
— Kate Ereira (@klereira) March 24, 2023
A huge thanks to all our participating authors Alastair Chisholm, Patrice Lawrence, M. G. Leonard, Jason Rohan, Eve Wersocki Morris and SF Said
Had the best day @APChBookAward ceremony! Met amazing kids and amazing authors! Congratulations winner @MGLnrd https://t.co/vVKBIfPiBa
— Eve Wersocki Morris (@MzEvieMo) March 24, 2023
Massive congrats also go Alastair Chisholm for scooping the Biblio-buzz libraries award, voted for by those who participated through local libraries
Absolutely gobsmacked and delighted – #TheConsequenceGirl has won the Alexandra Palace Children’s Book Awards Library prize!!
I’ve had a brilliant time – well done and thank you to everyone involved ❤️@NosyCrow #ApChBookAward https://t.co/BIPlPQccsu
— Alastair Chisholm (@alastair_ch) March 25, 2023
Thank you and congratulations to all the young people on who took on this year’s Biblio-Buzz challenge!
Keen to find out more? Read about how and when Biblio-Buzz all started.
