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Author and Illustrator Interviews

We interviewed this year’s Carnegie Medal for Illustration and Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlisted authors and illustrators to hear about their books and what inspired them, their advice to young aspiring authors and illustrators, and to listen to them read sections of their books aloud. Check out the videos below to find out more about the shortlisted titles and the people behind them!

Carnegie Medal for Illustration Shortlist

Letters in Charcoal – Juan Palomino
The Invisible Story – Wen Hsu Chen
Home Body– Theo Parish
Wolf and Bear – Kate Rolfe
I Love Books – Mariajo Ilustrajo
Flying High – Yu Rong
Clever Crow – Olivia Lomenech Gill
Grey – Lauren Child

Carnegie Medal for Writing Shortlist

Treacle Town – Brian Conaghan
King of Nothing – Nathanael Lessore
Glasgow Boys – Margaret McDonald
Play – Luke Palmer
All That It Ever Meant – Blessing Musariri
The Final Year – Matt Goodfellow
The Things We Leave Behind – Clare Furniss
Little Bang – Kelly McCaughrain