Support Christmas Art Auction Fundraiser and inspire young readers

From Thursday 28 November, all are invited to take part in the Christmas Art Auction Fundraiser to help Barnes Children's Literature Festival bring school pupils together with their favourite authors and illustrators, inspiring a love for reading and writing.

This Christmas, Barnes Children's Literature Festival is running a charity auction. Bids for original artwork from some of the UK's top illustrators will open from 8pm on Thursday 28 November.

All are welcome to bid for a unique piece and help Barnes Children's Literature Festival provide over 21,000 free places for state school pupils to take part in the 2025 London Primary Schools Programme where children can meet their favourite authors and illustrators, inspiring a love for reading and writing.

In the charity auction, you will find original artwork from all your festival favourites, including Axel Scheffler, Cressida Cowell, Liz Pichon, John Patrick Green, Steven Lenton, Nadia Shireen, David Litchfield and more. 

The Barnes Children's Literature Festival believes that every child should have the opportunity to experience live literature. The organisation uses the income from every ticket sold to provide the largest free literature festival schools programme in the UK. This year it provided over 15,000 free state school places for primary pupils.

Find out more about Barnes Children's Literature Festival.