Mostly Book Talk

Episode 7: Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlist

Katy Donnelly and Alison Palmer

A look at the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 shortlist including the benefits of shadowing with Alison Jewitt from The London Nautical School

Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlist books

Away with Words by Sophie Cameron

Choose Love by Nicola Davies, Illustrated by Peter Horacek

Saffiyah’s War by Hiba Noor Kahn

Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore

The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kate Milner

Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher

The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell


Give Away

We are doing a give away of a full set of the shortlisted books (UK postage only). To enter, find us on X/Twitter or Instagram. On X/Twitter, entrants will need to follow Mostly Book Talk and retweet and/or comment on the competition tweet.  On Instagram, entrants will need to like the post announcing the competition, comment on the post and follow Mostly Book Talk.   We would love to have your comments about which book you think will win this year. 

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Instagram: @mostlybooktalk

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