Illiteracy

Dear Friends

We can and will stamp out illiteracy. One in 5 of the UK and USA population has trouble with reading. Anybody that can read can teach one that cannot. As simple as that. Libby Coleman is one of the names that comes to mind that creates great reading programmes.

Where there is a will there is a way. We applaud everybody (The Reading Agency, BookTrust, National Literacy Trust, Dyslexia Foundation) who wants to help a non reader how to read and write. We can all work together to bring this ‘intellectual cancer’ to extinction. Thank you for your support!

Tatiana Wilson, Founder – The People’s Book Prize

Star donor: TPBP 2010 Non-Fiction Award Winner, Brett Alegre-Wood, author of bestselling book THE 3 + 1 PLAN – Donation: £5,000

The People’s Book Prize

Why was it created?

to give authors a better chance of being read
to create a unique space where publishers can showcase their authors’ work
to give the British public the opportunity to choose Britain’s next Bestsellers and discover new talent
to support libraries and encourage community interaction
to celebrate reading
to get people reading: anybody and everybody can be part of the People’s Book Prize and take an active role

Our aims

To champion new authors and showcase new and unknown works.
To secure a transparent democratic process, empowering the public to vote with confidence for the nation’s next bestsellers and writers of tomorrow.
To engage the community and raise the profile of independent publishers, libraries and new writers, forming an alliance with retailers to sell and distribute winners’ books.
To support literacy within schools and by working with The People’s Book Prize writers to visit schools and conduct community workshops within libraries and bookshops.
To foster a love of reading and inspire the next generation of Britain’s best untapped writing talent.
To invest in a writing competition across three age groups.
In partnership, to host an event to raise awareness about the state of literacy and literature in the UK.
To eradicate illiteracy.

In the words of our Founding Patron, Dame Beryl Bainbridge DBE ‘I look forward to the time when we mention this particular prize as the greatest’.