Congratulations to Malorie Blackman, OBE, author of more than 60 books for children and teenagers including the bestselling Noughts & Crosses series, who has today been announced as the new Children's Laureate.
The post is awarded every two years to an eminent writer or illustrator of children's books. Malorie takes over from Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson. Previous Children's Laureates include Anthony Browne, Michael Rosen, Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson and Quentin Blake.
Each Children's Laureate plans a particular focus and in an interview with the BBC Malorie Blackman said that one of her 'major projects was a website to host creative responses to books by young people who had grown up immersed in technology and social media'.
More information: http://www.childrenslaureate.org.uk/
