Carnegie Prize for Writing 2026 – Resources (Download) [EMC_Free]

EMC has once again partnered with CILIP (the library and information association) to write resources for the Carnegie Prize for Writing.

The PDF resource for each novel begins with activities written by the EMC team and is followed by material written by the CILIP Youth Libraries Group.

The 2026 nominees are as follows:

• Katya Balen: Ghostlines
• Tia Fisher: Not Going to Plan
• Rob Harrell: Pop Corn
• William Hussey: The Boy I Love
• Patrick Ness: Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
• Beth O’Brien: Wolf Siren
• Jason Reynolds: Twenty-four Seconds From Now
• J. P. Rose: Birdie

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