Judges for the book prize
The Royal Society have announced their judges for the 2023 Royal Society Young People's Book Prize. This is a prize for the best non-fiction work published for young readers.
I’m excited to be able to finally reveal that I am one of the judges, along with the panel chair, Professor Usha Goswami FRS , Dr Ryan Cooke - a cosmologist who investigates the chemical elements created immediately after the Big Bang, Jennifer Love - an inspiring STEM primary school science teacher and Dr Ranj Singh - NHS paediatrician and TV presenter and co-creator of BBC’s BAFTA-winning Get Well Soon.
The six of us have the honour of considering all the titles longlisted for the award, then meeting to discuss our favourites and produce a shortlist.
The prize is voted for by children, who rightly are the best judges of such books.
You can learn more about it HERE.