Celebrating individuals in their communities who are champions of books and literature.
Nominations for The Queen‘s Reading Room Medal 2027 are now open.
The Queen’s Reading Room, launched by Her Majesty Queen Camilla in 2023, is a charity working to celebrate and promote the power and benefits of reading. Their Medal celebrates individuals in their communities who are champions of books and literature, and who help others to make room for reading and storytelling in their lives.
The Medalist will have made a demonstrable impact on the people they serve: improving literacy, transforming non-readers into readers, or helping to improve wellbeing by connecting people with other book lovers, and connecting people through stories.
Volunteering and the power of voluntary work is celebrated by this award. Candidates may have formalised their work around reading into a charitable organisation or programme, but it will have begun as voluntary work.
Nominees could be an individual working in the publishing industry, library or other grassroots service, an author, bookseller, or literary festival volunteer, but the quality which makes them outstanding is their commitment to going above and beyond to spread the joy of storytelling.
Nominations may be made by the person themselves or by others and submitted online via the web form: https://thequeensreadingroom.co.uk/nomination/.
The medal nominee must:
Be aged 18 or over
Have conducted their reading activity in the UK
Have conducted some of their activity in the period March 2025-October 2026, and/or, if they are being nominated for activity prior to these years, be able to demonstrate lasting impact to the present day
To hear stories from this year’s finalists and winners, including how they have inspired others to make room for reading, what it means to be a reader and why volunteering is important, head to The Queen’s Reading Room Instagram and YouTube channels.