ABOUT THE
JUDGES

NICK CAMPBELL

Nick Campbell has enjoyed a lifelong fascination with children’s books. He gained a Doctorate at the National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature and later became a bookseller. He joined the Children’s Book Team at Waterstones Head Office in 2021 and, as Children’s Buyer and now Children’s Campaigns Manager, he has helped coordinate the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, judged the Children’s Sports Book of the Year and sits on the steering group of the Children’s Laureate.

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Photography © Marc Sethi

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