Branford Boase Award

The Branford Boase Award is a British literary award presented annually to an outstanding children's or young-adult novel by a first-time writer; "the most promising book for seven year-olds and upwards by a first time novelist."[1]

Branford Boase Award
Awarded forWriters award
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded2000 (2000)
Websitebranfordboaseaward.org.uk

Wendy Boase, Editorial Director of Walker Books, and Henrietta Branford worked together to produce a great number of books. Both Boase and Branford died in 1999 of cancer. The Branford Boase Award was created to celebrate and commemorate their names and memories and to encourage new talent in writing, which they worked for. The awards were a joint idea by Julia Eccleshare and Anne Marley who both had jobs to do with books.[2]

The Branford Boase Award runs alongside the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition for young writers (under 19).[2]

Winners receive a hand-crafted box with the Branford Boase Award logo and a cheque for £1,000. The prize and the official website are currently sponsored by the best-selling children's writer Jacqueline Wilson.[3]

I have a special affection for this prize since I was invited to be the first Author Judge in 2000. Since then the prize has grown in stature with an incredible 57 titles submitted last year, reflecting a great enthusiasm for new writing amongst publishers and readers alike. It can be such a struggle for new writers starting out that I am thrilled to be able to offer this support to a prize which can make a real difference to their prospects.

Winners

Branford Boase Award winners[4]
YearWriterTitleEditorPublisher
2000Katherine Roberts Song QuestBarry Cunningham Chicken House Publishing
2001Marcus SedgwickFloodlandFiona KennedyOrion Books
2002Sally PrueCold TomLiz CrossOxford
2003Kevin BrooksMartyn PigBarry CunninghamChicken House
2004Mal PeetKeeperPaul HarrisonWalker Books
2005Meg RosoffHow I Live NowRebecca McNallyPuffin Books
2006Frances HardingeFly By NightRuth AlltimesMacmillan Children's Books 
2007Siobhan DowdA Swift Pure CryDavid Fickling and
Bella Pearson
David Fickling Books
2008Jenny DownhamBefore I DieDavid FicklingDavid Fickling
2009B. R. CollinsThe Traitor GameEmma MatthewsonBloomsbury Publishing
2010Lucy ChristopherStolenImogen CooperChicken House Publishing
2011Jason WallaceOut of ShadowsCharlie SheppardAndersen Press
2012Annabel PitcherMy Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece Fiona KennedyOrion[5]
2013Dave SheltonA Boy and a Bear in a BoatDavid FicklingDavid Fickling
2014C.J FloodInfinite SkyVenetia GoslingSimon & Schuster
2015Rosie PowellLeopold BlueKatie ThomasHot Key Books
2016Horatio ClareAubrey and the Terrible YootPenny ThomasFirefly Press
2017M. G. LeonardBeetle BoyBarry Cunningham and Rachel LeyshonChicken House Publishing
2018Mitch JohnsonKickRebecca Hill and Becky WalkerUsborne Publishing
2019 Muhammad Khan I Am Thunder Lucy Pearse Macmillan Children's Books

Shortlists

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
  • AtinukeAnna Hibiscus – Walker
  • L. BrittneyNathan Fox: Dangerous Times – Macmillan
  • Sharon DogarWaves – Chicken House
  • Jenny DownhamBefore I Die – David Fickling Books
  • Sarah MussiThe Door of No Return – Hodder
  • Jenny ValentineFinding Violet Park – HarperCollins
2009
2010
  • Sarwat ChaddaDevil's Kiss – Puffin
  • Lucy ChristopherStolen – Chicken House
  • Damian KelleherLife, Interrupted – Piccadilly Press
  • Anna PereraGuantanamo Boy – Puffin
  • Dan TunstallBig and Clever – Five Leaves
  • Rachel WardNumbers – Chicken House
  • Victor WatsonParadise Barn – Catnip
2011[6]
  • J P BuxtonI Am the Blade – edited by Beverley Birch, Hachette
  • Keren DavidWhen I Was Joe – edited by Maurice Lyon, Frances Lincoln
  • Candy GourlayTall Story – edited by Bella Pearson, David Fickling Books
  • Gregory HughesUnhooking the Moon – edited by Roisin Heycock, Quercus
  • Jason WallaceOut of Shadows – edited by Charlie Sheppard, Andersen Press
  • Pat WalshThe Crowfield Curse – edited by Imogen Cooper, Chicken House
2012
  • Lindsey BarracloughLong Lankin – edited by Annie Eaton and Natalie Doherty (Bodley Head)
  • Phil EarleBeing Billy – edited by Shannon Park (Puffin)
  • Lissa EvansSmall Change for Stuart – edited by Annie Eaton and Ruth Knowles (Bodley Head)
  • Ali LewisEverybody Jam – edited by Charlie Sheppard (Andersen Press)
  • Gill LewisSky Hawk – edited by Liz Cross (OUP)
  • Irfan MasterA Beautiful Lie – edited by Emma Matthewson (Bloomsbury)
  • Annabel PitcherMy Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece – edited by Fiona Kennedy (Orion)
2013
  • S. D. CrockettAfter the Snow – edited by Emma Young (Macmillan)
  • Natasha FarrantThe Things We Did for Love – edited by Julia Heydon-Wells (Faber)
  • Edward HoganDaylight Saving – edited by Mara Bergman (Walker)
  • Wendy MeddourA Hen in the Wardrobe – edited by Janetta Otter-Barry (Frances Lincoln)
  • Andrew Prentice & Jonathan WeilBlack Arts – edited by Simon Mason (David Fickling)
  • Dave SheltonA Boy and a Bear in a Boat – edited by David Fickling (David Fickling)
  • Lydia SysonA World Between Us – edited by Sarah Odedina (Hot Key)


2014

  • C.J. FloodInfinite Sky – edited by Venetia Gosling (Simon & Schuster)
  • Natasha CarthewWinter Damage – edited by Rebecca McNally (Bloomsbury)
  • Rob Lloyd JonesWild Boy – edited by Mara Bergman and Lucy Early (Walker)
  • Julie MayhewRed Ink – edited by Emily Thomas (Hot Key)
  • Ross MontgomeryAlex the Dog and the Unopenable Door – edited by Rebecca Lee and Susila Baybars (Faber)
  • Fletcher MossThe Poison Boy – edited by Imogen Cooper and Barry Cunningham (Chicken House)
  • Holly SmaleGeek Girl – edited by Lizzy Clifford (HarperCollins)


2015[7]

  • Sara Crowe, Bone Jack, edited by Charlie Sheppard and Eloise Wilson (Andersen Press)
  • Clare Furniss, The Year of the Rat, edited by Jane Griffiths (Simon and Schuster)
  • Giancario Gemin, Cowgirl, edited by Kirstie Stansfield (Nosy Crow)
  • Sally Green, Half Bad, edited by Ben Horslen (Puffin)
  • Non Pratt, Trouble, edited by Annalie Grainger and Denise Johnstone-Burt (Walker Books)
  • Rupert Wallis, The Dark Inside, edited by Jane Griffiths (Simon and Schuster)


2016

  • David Hofmeyr, Stone Rider, edited by Ben Horslen and Tig Wallace (Penguin Random House)
  • Will Mabbitt,The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones, edited by Ben Horslen, illustrations by Ross Collins (Penguin Random House)
  • David Solomons, My Brother is a Superhero, edited by Kirsty Stansfield (Nosy Crow)
  • Ross Welford, Time Travelling with a Hamster, edited by Nick Lake (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
  • Lisa Williamson, The Art of Being Normal, edited by Bella Pearson (David Fickling Books)


2017

  • Peter Bunzi, Cogheart, edited by Rebecca Hill (Usborne)
  • Amber Lee Dodd, We are Giants, edited by Niamh Mulvey, (Quercus)
  • Sue Durrant, Little Bits of Sky, edited by Kirsty Stansfield (Nosy Crow)
  • Stewart Foster, The Bubble Boy, edited by Rachel Mann (Simon and Shuster)
  • Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Girl of Ink and Stars, edited by Rachel Leyshon (Chicken House)
  • Martin Stewart, Riverkeep, edited by Shannon Cullen and Sharyn November (Penguin Random House)


2018

  • Yaba Badoe, A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars, edited by Fiona Kennedy (Head of Zeus: Zephyr)
  • Sharon Cohen, The Starman and Me, edited by Sarah Lambert (Quercus Children’s Books)
  • Chloe Daykin, Fish Boy, edited by Leah Thaxton (Faber)
  • Elys Dolan, Knighthood for Beginners, edited by Clare Whitston and Elv Moody (Oxford)
  • Tony Mitton, Potter’s Boy, edited by Anthony Hinton (David Fickling Books)
  • Jacob Sager Weinstein, The City of Secret Rivers, edited by Gill Evans (Walker Books)


2019

  • Sophie Anderson, The House with Chicken Legs, Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker, Usborne
  • P.G. Bell, The Train to Impossible Places, Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker, Usborne
  • Mel Darbon, Rosie Loves Jack, Sarah Stewart, Usborne
  • Rowena House, The Goose Road, Mara Bergman, Walker Books
  • Matt Killeen, Orphan Monster Spy, Sarah Stewart and Kendra Levin, Usbourne
  • Onjali Q Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class, Lena McCauley, Orion Children’s Books

References

  1. (Home). The Branford Boase Award and Henrietta Branford Writing Competition (branfordboaseaward.org.uk) (BBA and HBWC). Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  2. "Branford Boase Award". BBA and HBWC. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  3. "Financial Support". BBA and HBWC. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  4. "Previous Winners". BBA and HBWC. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  5. Alison Flood (5 July 2012). "Brandford Boase award goes to My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  6. 2011 shortlist Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Previous Winners – The Branford Boase Award and The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition". www.branfordboaseaward.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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