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UK-Wide ‘Bitesize Bookworms’ Reading Contest Opens to Primary Pupils

The contest supports the Department for Education’s National Year of Reading 2026.

Overview

  • TGJones is running a nationwide primary-school reading competition that is open now with online entries due by 11.59pm on June 5, 2026.
  • Pupils submit 25 words on what they love about a favourite book, with entries grouped across three bands from Reception to Year Six.
  • Each age category will name one winner and three runners-up chosen by judges MC Grammar, Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.
  • Prizes include a £200 TGJones gift card for each winner plus £4,000 of books and stationery for their school, with runners-up receiving £50 and £500 for their school.
  • The initiative is backed by the National Literacy Trust and cites a poll of 1,500 children showing 6.8 hours of weekly reading, including 3.8 hours for pleasure.