The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is a registered charity in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
which aims to promote good practice and raise standards in
literacy
Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, hum ...
. It was founded in 1963 as the United Kingdom Reading Association, but changed its name in 2003.
Wiley-Blackwell
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publishes a journal entitled '' Journal of Research in Reading'' on behalf of the UKLA.
The UKLA organizes the UKLA Book Awards for children's books. It is judged by teachers.
UKLA Book Awards winners
2020
* 11 to 14+ category: ''No Fixed Address'' by Susin Nielsen
* 7 to 11 category: ''The Eleventh Trade'' by Alyssa Hollingsworth
* 3 to 6 category: ''Mixed'', written and illustrated by Arree Chung
* Information Books category: ''Counting on Katherine'', written by Helaine Becker and illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
2019
* 12 to 16+ category: ''
Long Way Down
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'' by
Jason Reynolds
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, illustrated by Chris Priestley
* 7 to 11 category: ''The Explorer'' by
Katherine Rundell
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, illustrated by Hannah Horn
* 3 to 6 category: ''I am Bat'', written and illustrated by Morag Hood
2018
* 12 to 16+ category: ''We Come Apart'' by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan
* 7 to 11 category, joint winner: ''Welcome to Nowhere'' written by Elizabeth Laird and illustrated by Lucy Eldridge
* 7 to 11 category, joint winner: ''Lesser Spotted Animals'' written and illustrated by Martin Brown
* 3 to 6 category: ''Colin and Lee Carrot and Pea'' written and illustrated by Morag Hood
Ross Collins
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Born in Collinsville, Mississippi, Collins attended the public schools of Meridian, Mississippi, and Mississippi Agricultural and Mechan ...
Frances Hardinge
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* 7 to 11 category: ''The Imaginary'' by A. F. Harrold and
Emily Gravett
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* 3 to 6 category: ''Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion'' by Alex T. Smith
David Levithan
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* 7 to 11 category: ''Oliver and the Seawigs'' by
Philip Reeve
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and Sarah McIntyre
* 3 to 6 category: ''The Day the Crayons Quit'' written by
Drew Daywalt
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* 12 to 16 category: ''Now is the Time for Running'' by Michael Williams
* 7 to 11 category: ''The Story of the Blue Planet'' by
Andri Snær Magnason
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Patrick Ness
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, illustrated by
Jim Kay
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* 7 to 11 category: ''Sky Hawk'' by Gill Lewis
* 3 to 6 category: ''Iris & Isaac'' by
Catherine Rayner
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She won the Kate Gre ...
The Graveyard Book
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Chris Riddell
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(illustrator)
* 3 to 11 category: ''Then'' by
Morris Gleitzman
Morris Gleitzman (born 9 January 1953) is an English-born Australian author of children's and young adult fiction.
Siobhan Dowd
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* 3 to 11 category: ''Archie's War'' by
Marcia Williams
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Polly Dunbar
Polly Dunbar (born 1977) is an English author-illustrator.
She is best known for her self-illustrated books ''Penguin'', the ''Tilly and Friends'' series (which became a BBC children's television series) and ''Hello, Mum'' – an illustrated me ...
Philip Reeve
Philip Reeve (born 28 February 1966) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, primarily known for the 2001 book '' Mortal Engines'' and its sequels (the 2001 to 2006 '' Mortal Engines Quartet''). His 2007 novel, '' Here Lies Art ...