
Flash Fiction Competition
Our 2020 Flash Fiction Competition is now closed.
4th May 2020

Derby Children’s Picture Book Award 2020 announced
The winner of the second Derby Children’s Picture Book Award is announced today (1 May) and is Brian the Brave by Paul Stewart and Jane Porter, published by Ott...
1st May 2020

DBF is going digital!
We are launching our DBF at home series this week. The first video will be published on YouTube on Friday 1 May.
30th April 2020

We’ll be at the Big Book Weekend!
We’ve had some exciting news – one of our events will be included in the Big Book Weekend on 8 – 10 May, as part of the BBC’s Culture in Quarantine! We submitt...
22nd April 2020

The nearly 2020 Festival Programme
So near … yet so far! We were so very close to inviting you to our 2020 Festival, but have been forced to cancel due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. We do hope you w...
22nd April 2020

The Second Derby Children’s Picture Book Award
We launched the Award in 2019, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Deborah Fern. Children in Years 2 & 3 in eight Derby schools have voted for their favourite...
22nd April 2020