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IBC reveals 2026 Awards longlist

The wait is over! Find out who’s on the 2026 IBC Awards longlist, revealed earlier this week.

Image of five judges from left to right: a South Asain woman with short black hair, wearing a black jumper and a necklace; a white man with short blonde hair, wearing a white shirt and a teal-blue tie, an East Asian young woman with long dark-brown hair, wearing a stripey red- and-white top, a Black woman with thick black glasses, wearing a black top and gold chains and her hair wrapped with an African print headscarf, and a disabled white woman in a wheelchair, with short dark brown and pink hair, wearing a red-and-white floral summer dress

Judges announced for 2026 IBC Awards

We’re excited to announce the five-strong judging panel for IBC Awards 2026, celebrating the best inclusive children’s books published in the UK. Read our blog and watch an exclusive video all about the judges.

IBC reveals 2026 Awards longlist

The wait is over! Find out who’s on the 2026 IBC Awards longlist, revealed earlier this week.

Image of five judges from left to right: a South Asain woman with short black hair, wearing a black jumper and a necklace; a white man with short blonde hair, wearing a white shirt and a teal-blue tie, an East Asian young woman with long dark-brown hair, wearing a stripey red- and-white top, a Black woman with thick black glasses, wearing a black top and gold chains and her hair wrapped with an African print headscarf, and a disabled white woman in a wheelchair, with short dark brown and pink hair, wearing a red-and-white floral summer dress

Judges announced for 2026 IBC Awards

We’re excited to announce the five-strong judging panel for IBC Awards 2026, celebrating the best inclusive children’s books published in the UK. Read our blog and watch an exclusive video all about the judges.

IBC reveals 2026 Awards longlist

The wait is over! Find out who’s on the 2026 IBC Awards longlist, revealed earlier this week.

Image of five judges from left to right: a South Asain woman with short black hair, wearing a black jumper and a necklace; a white man with short blonde hair, wearing a white shirt and a teal-blue tie, an East Asian young woman with long dark-brown hair, wearing a stripey red- and-white top, a Black woman with thick black glasses, wearing a black top and gold chains and her hair wrapped with an African print headscarf, and a disabled white woman in a wheelchair, with short dark brown and pink hair, wearing a red-and-white floral summer dress

Judges announced for 2026 IBC Awards

We’re excited to announce the five-strong judging panel for IBC Awards 2026, celebrating the best inclusive children’s books published in the UK. Read our blog and watch an exclusive video all about the judges.

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Winner: Sumana Seeboruth (IBC Awards 24)

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Campaigns

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IBC partners with indies via IBC Bookshelf

Interviews

Illustrator chat: Joelle Avelino

Author chat: Kereen Getten

Creative chat: Anang and Quek

Author chat: Alex Falase-Koya

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Author chat: Serena Patel

Illustrator chat: Beth Suzanna

Guest blogs

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Parenting hacks

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Hot topics and opinion

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