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June 2009 Penguin Readers' Noticeboard
Edinburgh student, Jen Campbell, has won the 2009 Penguin Orange Readers' Group Prize.
As part of her prize she will receive a cheque for £1,000 and a pair of tickets to the Orange Prize for Fiction 2009 awards ceremony in London on 3rd June. Jen Campbell recently finished her English Literature degree at Edinburgh University, where she ran her online book forum with over 100 topics for discussion. It proved so popular that she launched the Book Club and Obsessive Book Club in August 2008. There are now over 5,000 international members with a broad age range from 13 – 50, hailing from Australia to Finland. The online nature of the Book Club means members are able to suggest a diverse range of books and post comments at any time.
There were three runners up: Eliot Reading Group, (Liverpool), North London Reading Group, (London) and Ruskin Reading Group, (Liverpool). Read more here www.spinebreakers.co.uk.
Orange Prize Shadow Youth Panel Choose their Winner
On the eve of the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction awards ceremony, the six members of the Orange Prize youth panel have chosen Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo (Hamish Hamilton) as their overall winner.
Lily Dessau (16), said, "Blonde Roots is emotive, moving and thought-provoking. It has everything we were asked to look for – accessibility, originality and excellence – and more."
Max Elsworth (19), added, "Blonde Roots has opened new literary doors for me – it's a truly remarkable read."
The Orange Prize for Fiction Shadow Judging Panel is made up of six Spinebreakers teen editors aged between 16-19. The meeting was facilitated by Kate Mosse, author and Honorary Director of the Orange Prize and after months of intense reading for the prize, the six panel members will all be invited to the Orange Prize Awards Ceremony on 3rd June.
For more information about the panel visit www.spinebreakers.co.uk
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