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Salford Children's Book Awards
by Tom Rodgers Here's the video from last week's Salford Children's Book Awards, attended by over 100 local schoolchildren. We interviewed a selection of children including Elizabeth from Irlam and Cadishead Community School, and Jack Smith from St George's RC High School, to talk about their favourite novel from the shortlist of six books. Amongst the shortlist were 24-Hour Party People screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce for Cosmic. His previous novels Millions and Framed were both adapted for the screen, making him a popular choice on the day. However it was young Sally Nicholls who won the top prize with Ways to Live Forever, her first novel, written at the tender age of 23. Also interviewed is the veteran writer Elizabeth Laird with her book Lost Riders, which gained a lot of fans for its unusual storyline. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
