The Woke Babies Book Awards will honour black creatives and their incredible work, spotlighting empowering children’s books with positive and uplifting themes, which has a black author or illustrator at its helm. On a mission to change the narrative and give black creatives a voice, we have partnered with BookTrust and National Literacy Trust for our first ever awards, with sponsorship from DK. The Woke Babies Book Awards will honour black creatives and their incredible work, spotlighting empowering children’s books with positive and uplifting themes, which has a black author or illustrator at its helm. On a mission to change the narrative and give black creatives a voice, we have partnered with BookTrust, National Literacy Trust, World Book Day and Milk Honey Bees for our first ever awards, with sponsorship from DK.
SPONSORED BY DK
Sponsoring the Woke Babies Book Awards and our Special Recognition Award, DK are a publishing house committed to fun and engaging children’s books that stay true to their authors and illustrators.
Our Special Recognition Award will spotlight a self-published black author or illustrator who will receive a cash prize of £1,000 to support the funding of their next book.
BOOKTRUST
As the UK’s largest children’s reading charity, BookTrust are dedicated to getting children reading. Through their programme BookTrust Represents, they have been able to spotlight and celebrate creatives of colour who they help reach new platforms with their reach to schools nationwide, we’re so delighted to have them as a partner of the Woke Babies Book Awards.
NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST
National Literacy Trust’s commitment to accessible and engaging reading for all children makes them a brilliant partner and we are thrilled to have them on board the first ever Woke Babies Book Awards. They understand the importance of inclusivity in children’s books and the importance of children enjoying the books they read to help them excel in school.
WORLD BOOK DAY
World Book Day’s mission is to promote reading for pleasure. They understand that in order for children to have a love for reading, it is important they read books that feature characters that look like them. Akin to Woke Babies values, World Book Day make a fantastic partner for the Woke Babies Book Awards and we are thrilled to have them join us.
MILK HONEY BEES
Milk Honey Bees stand for everything we do at Woke Babies. Rooted in creativity and celebration, Milk Honey Bees aims to empower black girls by amplifying their voices. We are delighted to announce that two of their representatives will be hosting the Woke Babies Book Awards on an Instagram live to celebrate black creatives.
