Dame Jacqueline Wilson has been awarded this year's J M Barrie award in recognition of her "lifetime of unforgettable writing for children".
The Action for Children’s Arts J M Barrie Award is given annually to a children’s arts practitioner or organisation whose work, in the view of ACA, will stand the test of time. The J.M.Barrie Award was formerly the ACA Peter Pan Award, presented as part of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity Awards.