World Book Day (UK & Ireland)

World Book Day (UK & Ireland) World Book Day® changes lives through a love of books and reading.
5 March 2026

Congratulations to Gloam, written by Jack Mackay, illustrated by Ben Joel Price and published by Rock the Boat, which wo...
30/09/2026

Congratulations to Gloam, written by Jack Mackay, illustrated by Ben Joel Price and published by Rock the Boat, which won the Breakthrough Category at The Week Junior Book Awards!

We're proud to support this category, celebrating brilliant books making their mark with young readers.

Congratulations to all the books that made it to this year's shortlist.

Attention schools and education settings! 📚✨It’s time to register for World Book Day 2027.By registering, you’ll help us...
30/09/2026

Attention schools and education settings! 📚✨

It’s time to register for World Book Day 2027.

By registering, you’ll help us ensure your setting receives the correct number of book tokens.

Don’t miss out — registration closes 11 October.

Request your settings tokens here -https://ow.ly/Sy5W50ZLXfZ

500 Words is now open!Children aged 5 –11 can now enter the 500 Words competition , giving them the chance to let their ...
29/09/2026

500 Words is now open!

Children aged 5 –11 can now enter the 500 Words competition , giving them the chance to let their imaginations run wild and share a story of 500 words or fewer.

Stories can be about anything and are judged on creativity, character, plot and originality.

Explore free resources, activities and inspiration to help children develop their story ideas, with fantastic prizes up for grabs for winning children and their schools.

Entries are open until Friday 6 November at 9pm.

Find out more at bbc.co.uk/500words.

Competition closes 9pm Friday 6 November 2026. For more details and to read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notices go to bbc.co.uk/500words.

Have you seen our competitions and prize draws? 📚 Right now there are some fantastic prizes to be won including ....- ON...
26/09/2026

Have you seen our competitions and prize draws? 📚

Right now there are some fantastic prizes to be won including ....

- ONE full set of 30 copies of The Fast and the Furriest up for grabs for ONE lucky class.
- a copy of Letters from Fantastically Great Women plus a personalised letter writing kit.
- a special Tomorrow Bright Before Us prize bundle!
- a bundle of Petr Horacek’s books!
- a copy of SOUTH!
- the complete Murray and Bun series!
- one of ten copies of The Detention Diaries

And more!

Enter now on our website - https://www.worldbookday.com/competitions/

T&Cs apply.

Booksellers 📚Get ready for World Book Day 2027! Register now to receive your £1/€1.50 book display materials.🗓️ Registra...
22/09/2026

Booksellers 📚

Get ready for World Book Day 2027! Register now to receive your £1/€1.50 book display materials.

🗓️ Registration deadline: 31 October

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3RBPX7C

Register your education setting for World Book Day 2027! 📢Get ready to celebrate! Register now to receive your FREE £1/€...
14/09/2026

Register your education setting for World Book Day 2027! 📢

Get ready to celebrate! Register now to receive your FREE £1/€1.50 book tokens, posters, and information packs.

We ask you to register each year to ensure your token quantities are correct 💫

Deadline: 11 October

Register now - https://ow.ly/RaNK50ZLX4J

A big thank you to Serena Patel, Hannah Gold and Fraser Hutchinson from David Fickling Books for joining us on our panel...
11/09/2026

A big thank you to Serena Patel, Hannah Gold and Fraser Hutchinson from David Fickling Books for joining us on our panel and sharing their experiences with the 2027 authors, illustrators and publishers following an incredible World Book Day 2026.

It was fantastic to have them back with us! 🌟

A very warm welcome to our brilliant 2027 £1/€1.50 authors and illustrators! 📚✨We’re so excited to see you out and abo...
11/09/2026

A very warm welcome to our brilliant 2027 £1/€1.50 authors and illustrators! 📚✨

We’re so excited to see you out and about at schools, bookshops and libraries across the country next year, helping inspire even more children to discover the fun of reading. 🌟

And, of course, a huge thank you to all the publishers, booksellers, libraries, educators and our amazing headline sponsor National Book Tokens for helping us make happen every year. 💛

Calling all public libraries! 💫Get ready for World Book Day 2027 by registering for your poster packs to help celebrate ...
11/09/2026

Calling all public libraries! 💫

Get ready for World Book Day 2027 by registering for your poster packs to help celebrate in your library.

Make sure to register before the deadline: 31 October.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G6G5HBK

Competitions alert!We’ve got some fantastic bookish prizes up for grabs, including the chance to win two tickets to a sp...
10/09/2026

Competitions alert!

We’ve got some fantastic bookish prizes up for grabs, including the chance to win two tickets to a special Bayeux Tapestry themed sleepover, a magical Hexton Chronicles prize bundle and more!

Discover all competitions on our website - https://www.worldbookday.com/competitions/

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