The Queen's Knickers Award is a British award for a children's illustrated book. It was founded in 2020 and is awarded annually by the

Society of Authors The Society of Authors (SoA) is a United Kingdom trade union for professional writers, illustrators and literary translators, founded in 1884 to protect the rights and further the interests of authors. , it represents over 12,000 members and as ...

for "an outstanding children's original illustrated book for ages 0-7". It is funded by children's author

Nicholas Allan Nicholas Allan (born 11 December 1956) is a British children's writer and illustrator. Biography Nicholas Allan was born and brought up in Brighton, England, attending Brighton College from 1970 to 1975. He studied at the Slade School of Art ...

and takes its name from his book ''The Queen's Knickers'' (1993, Hutchinson: ).

Past winners

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Illustrated book awards British children's literary awards {{lit-award-stub