We’ve been named Children’s Publisher of the Year 2022!

On 27th April 2022, Sweet Cherry was named Children’s Publisher of the Year at the IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards.

The judges praised us for our “wider work on diversity and reducing socio-economic barriers to reading for children.” They said: “Sweet Cherry is a fantastic success story that does a lot of good in the world. They’re always looking for feedback and ways to get even better.” You can read more about our company background and mission here.

We had been in the running for this award for five consecutive years and were shortlisted in the children’s category alongside Nosy Crow, Usborne and OneWorld Publishing.

Our publisher, Sanjee de Silva, accepted the award on behalf of the company, and said: “We are so delighted to have won Children’s Publisher of the Year! Ten years ago we set out on a mission to make books accessible and affordable to children of all backgrounds and abilities, but above all, to make reading fun and joyous. Thank you to the IPG team for supporting independent talent – this award is dedicated to the team at Sweet Cherry for working so hard to bring great stories within the reach of all children.”

Sweet Cherry was also awarded Small Press of the Year at The British Book Awards in 2021.

To show our gratitude and appreciate to our team for all their hard work leading up to this award, Sweet Cherry’s management team has given their whole team an extra day off on Friday 29th April 2022 for an extended bank holiday weekend.