About the Scottish Book Trust Awards

The Scottish Book Trust Awards, in association with Browns Books and Walker Books, are awarded annually to one author or illustrator, one learning professional and an Early Years Professional or volunteer who have had an inspiring impact on young readers in Scotland. Nominations are currently closed.

Learning Professional Award

in association with Browns Books

We believe that the work being done by teachers and librarians across Scotland to inspire children and young people to read for pleasure is worth celebrating, which is why we created the Learning Professional Award.

We hope that winning this award will help the winning learning professional to continue to nurture a vibrant reading culture in their organisation. To support this, our winner will receive £500 worth of books for their school or library from Browns Books to help them continue their outstanding work.

Find out more about the winners of the Learning Professional Award 2023.

Read more about previous winners of the Learning Professional Award.

Bookbug Hero Award

in association with Walker Books

The award will honour someone working with Bookbug who has used our Bookbug Programme to make a real difference to the lives of the young children, families and communities they work with. Nominations will be open across a wide spectrum of different sectors from health and social work to education and libraries – anyone who is using Bookbug with families. We also welcome self-nominations.

We hope that this award will showcase the innovative and inspirational work of the winner, and to help support their future work with families they will receive £500 worth of picture books from Walker Books.

Find out more about the winner of the Bookbug Hero Award 2022.

Outstanding Contribution to Children's Books Award

in association with Browns Books

The author or illustrator nominated for the Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Books Award is an individual with an impressive backlist, a long record of engaging with their audience, and meaningful engagement with the writing community.

Find out more about previous winners of the Outstanding Contribution to Children's Books Award.

Read more (this link will open in a new window)about the winner of the 2020 Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Books Award.

If you have any questions about the Scottish Book Trust Awards, please email [email protected] (this link will open in a new window)or phone 0131 524 0160 and ask for a member of the Schools or Early Years team.