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It also supports the writing of excellent, accessible STEM books for under-14s. Each year, the winner is selected by judging panels made up of thousands of young people at schools across the UK from a shortlist selected by an adult panel.</p> <p>A <a href="/news/2024/08/young-peoples-book-prize-judges-2024/">shortlisting panel</a> made up of scientists, a best-selling children's author, a teacher, and a wildlife conservationist has whittled down dozens of titles to six of the year’s most fascinating books.</p> <p><a href="/news/2024/11/young-peoples-book-prize-2024-shortlist-announced/">Find out more about this year's shortlist.</a></p> <p>It will soon be time for panels of young judges, drawn from hundreds of schools, science centres, and community groups from across the UK, to read the shortlisted books and declare their champion.</p> <p>Schools and youth groups were able to apply to be a judging panel. Successful judging panels will receive a set of the shortlisted books, along with STEM resources and judging guidance to help them select their winner. <a href="/medals-and-prizes/young-peoples-book-prize/judging-panels/">Find out more about applying to be a school or youth group judging panel.</a></p> <h2>2023 winner</h2> <p>Space scientist and host of BBC’s Sky at Night, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, was crowned as the <a href="/news/2024/03/young-peoples-book-prize-winner/">winner of the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2023</a> for <em>Am I Made of Stardust? 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