Roald Dahl Funny Prize on hold

01.08.14 | Charlotte Eyre - The Bookseller

Booktrust and the Roald Dahl Literary Estate have put the Roald Dahl Funny Prize on hold until 2016, the year of Dahl’s centenary.

The prize has been postponed because of its “overwhelming success” and so “warrants a review of future options in light of the increasing popularity of the awards”, Booktrust said.
C.e.o. Viv Bird said she wants the prize to have a “robust future” and will look at increasing the number of children who have a say in the winner.

She said: “The 900 children involved in the judging process over the last three years have told us how much they love humorous books, so we’ll be looking at how we might extend this participation to reach more children and young people, giving them a greater voice in choosing their favourite funny books in the future."

 The Roald Dahl Funny Prize was created in 2008 by Booktrust, the estate of Roald Dahl and author Michael Rosen, as part of Rosen’s work 
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