TV and radio presenter Angellica Bell joins Lorraine Kelly and Axel Scheffler as a celebrity judge of Oscar’s Book Prize 2021.
“Encouraging children to read is vital to give them the best start and I wish I had read more as a child, hence why I jumped at the chance to be a judge for this year‘s Oscar’s Book Prize. I’m looking forward to joining the panel and reading the amazing entries,” said Bell.
Twice nominated for a Children’s BAFTA , Bell was the face of Children’s BBC between 2000 - 2006 and won the 2017 series of Celebrity Masterchef. In 2019 she published her first cookery book aimed at children titled, Fantastic Eats and How to Cook Them!
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Completing the panel are Simon Johnson, Director of Amazon EU Books, and Viveka Alvestrand, who founded the £5,000 literary award in memory of her son, book-loving Oscar Ashton, who died in 2012 of an undiagnosed heart condition aged three and a half.
HRH Princess Beatrice continues to be patron of the prize, now in its eighth year, and supported by Amazon, the Evening Standard and the National Literacy Trust.
HRH Princess Beatrice of York with Oscar's Book Prize winner Ed VereNIGEL HOWARD ©Read More
Previous winners include two-time winner Benji Davies, most recently for Tad in 2020, and Ed Vere in 2019 for his picture book How to be a Lion.
The shortlist will be revealed on Monday, April 12th, and the winner of the £5,000 prize will be announced on Thursday, May 13th.
For more information see oscarsbookprize.co.uk