The #Carnegies2025 highlights reel is here – a joyful celebration at the Cambridge Theatre with 700+ shadowers, and powerful words from this year’s winners. Relive the magic 👇

📚 "I wouldn't be an author without the absolutely vital support and encouragement that teachers and librarians offer the world." Margaret McDonald, winner of the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing 🏆 #Carnegies2025 @faberbooks @faberchildrens

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Summertime shoutout to @youthlibraries and all our judges! Their dedication make these Awards possible 👏 A special mention to our stellar #Carnegies2025 Chair of Judges Ros Harding, for leading our librarian judges through another amazing year of reading! 🌟.📷: Tom Pilston

At this year’s Carnegies ceremony, a very special message was shared 💌. Her Majesty The Queen sent her warmest wishes to everyone involved in the 2025 awards, recognising the impact of @CILIPinfo's work and the joy that books and illustration bring to children across the UK 📚✨

“Artists make images, ideas that show us ourselves, but also make spaces for empathy - radical, active empathy.” Olivia Lomenech Gill quoting Toni Morrison following her win of the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Illustration Award 🏆 #Carnegies2025 @walkerbooksuk

RT @SueLaceybryant: "Here @CILIPinfo, we believe in the power of books, stories and information to open minds, spark curiosity, and shape a….

ICYMI: The 2024 Yoto Carnegies won Best Development of an Existing Awards Event at the 2025 #AwardsAwards 🏆! . Judges praised the “vibrant, youth-powered reinvention” as “massively scaled, emotionally resonant, and culturally important.” We’re honoured!.

RT @ALCS_UK: A fantastic event that inspired young people up and down the country. We were proud to sponsor for another year, and had a bla….

@NateLessore getting both the laughs and the hard-hitting truths!.

🎉 Relive the magic of the #Carnegies2025 ceremony!.Watch the full stream + explore the photo gallery 📸🏆.Unmissable moments, inspiring speeches & all the celebration 👇.🔗 📷: Tom Pilston / Beth Prodger

Want to get a free 2026 shortlist pack? 🎁 We invite group leaders to give us your feedback from shadowing the #Carnegies2025 by 21 July, for a chance to win! 🎉. 🗒️ Complete our 5-10 minute Shadowing Survey now 👉

📣 Shadowing group leaders! Tell us what you think of shadowing the #Carnegies2025 💭.Complete our short survey by 21 July for a chance to win a 2026 shortlist pack! 📚✨.👉

Here’s your reminder that you can watch back the Carnegie Awards ceremony on our website! 🎉 Don’t miss the unforgettable moments and inspiring speeches 🏆 #Carnegies2025.📷: Tom Pilston / Beth Prodger.Find the recording and the photo gallery here 🔗

Relive the magic of the 2025 Carnegie Awards💫 You can now watch back the ceremony on our website! Don’t miss the heartwarming moments and powerful speeches 🏅🎥 #Carnegies2025.📷: Tom Pilston / Beth Prodger.Find the full recording and photo gallery:

🎧 Missed @NateLessore on @BBCRadioLondon last week? He’s back - this time as a @CarnegieMedals winner! 🙌.He chats to Kim Davis about what the win means, emotional moments with young readers, and never writing about plug sockets again. 🎙️ From 2:19:52:

RT @ReadWithPrideUK: On the final day of our #Pride relay celebrating #LGBTQIA literature for young people, Ibstock Place School shares the….

RT @katey_pugh: It was a joy to spend last Thursday at the home of Matilda the Musical for this year’s @CarnegieMedals ceremony🌟. Congratu….

We won!! 🏆 The 2024 Yoto Carnegies have been named Best Development of an Existing Awards Event at the #AwardsAwards!. Huge thanks to the teams at @ed_pr @AgileIdeasUK and @CILIPinfo. We’re proud to champion librarians and reading for pleasure. Thank you @GlobalConfNet! 💛📚

📻 Carnegie 2025 Writing winner Margaret McDonald joined @BBCFrontRow last night to discuss Glasgow Boys, writing in Scots dialect, and read a moving extract from the book. Listen here at 29:35 👇.

Great write-up by Helen Cleaves on our 2025 ceremony:. "This year’s winners most definitely exemplify the importance of diverse stories particularly in challenging times. It was striking that, for these winners, their work is most definitely not just their work. ". Read more 👇.