Episode 48 - The Carnegie Medal for Writing Shortlist

About this episode

The hosts discuss the Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlist with expert guests and make predictions about the winners.

Together with expert Carnegie followers Alison Jewitt and Amy McKay we go through the Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlist and make our ill fated predictions for the winners. Alison Jewitt is an English teacher at the London Nautical City of London Academy has led a Carnegie shadowing group in her school for many years and this is her third year helping us review the list. Amy McKay is the librarian at Ullswater Community College, Penrith. She leads Carnegie shadowing at her school and has a ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Katy Donnelly, Alison Palmer

Guests: Alison Jewitt, Amy McKay

Topics covered

• Carnegie Medal
• book predictions
• literary awards
• education
• reading
• children's literature

Keywords

• Carnegie Medal
• book awards
• literary predictions
• Alison Jewitt
• Amy McKay
• children's books
• shadowing group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: London Nautical City of London Academy, Ullswater Community College

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