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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] The award is shared by both the author and their editor, which The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature noted is unusual for literary awards.[2]

Branford Boase Award
Awarded forWriters award
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Websitebranfordboaseaward.org.uk

History

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.[3] The Branford Boase Award runs alongside the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition for young writers (under 19).[3]

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.[4] The award is given to both the author and their editor, "in recognition of the editor’s role in bringing a debut author to market."[2]

Reception

The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature has written that the award's "success in talent-spotting has been impressive, consistently recognising debut works by writers who subsequently go on to achieve great things—among them Marcus Sedgwick, Mal Peet, Meg Rosoff, B. R. Collins, Frances Hardinge, Sally Prue, Kevin Brooks and Siobhan Dowd."[2]

In 2018 judges for the competition criticized the amount of family dramas nominated for the award, stating that it was formulaic and showed a lack of diversity.[5] Judge Philip Womack stated that at least third of the books fell into this category and that they all had a “very similar narrative: there’s an ill child at home, who notices something odd, and is probably imagining it, but not telling the reader. They’re all in the first person, all in the present tense, all of a type".[6] The Bookseller commented on the shortlist submissions for 2022, noting that there was a wider variety of authors and that they were more ambitious, which they felt resulted in "freshly told stories which reflect the writers’ understanding of the needs of today’s readers and the certainty of authors and publishers that those readers want to read outside their own experiences."[1] Publishing Perspectives praised the 2022 shortlist for including a strong selection of books that appeal to both boys and girls.[7]

Winners

Branford Boase Award winners[8]
YearWriterTitleEditorPublisherRef.
2000Katherine RobertsSong QuestBarry CunninghamChicken House[9]
2001Marcus SedgwickFloodlandFiona KennedyOrion Books[10][11]
2002Sally PrueCold TomLiz CrossOxford
2003Kevin BrooksMartyn PigBarry CunninghamChicken House[12]
2004Mal PeetKeeperPaul HarrisonWalker Books[13]
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[14]
2008Jenny DownhamBefore I DieDavid FicklingDavid Fickling Books
2009B. R. CollinsThe Traitor GameEmma MatthewsonBloomsbury Publishing[15]
2010Lucy ChristopherStolenImogen CooperChicken House
2011Jason WallaceOut of ShadowsCharlie SheppardAndersen Press
2012Annabel PitcherMy Sister Lives on the MantelpieceFiona KennedyOrion[16][17]
2013Dave SheltonA Boy and a Bear in a BoatDavid FicklingDavid Fickling Books[18][19]
2014C. J. FloodInfinite SkyVenetia GoslingSimon & Schuster[20][21][22]
2015Rosie RowellLeopold BlueKatie ThomasHot Key Books[20][23]
2016Horatio Clare, illus. by Jane MatthewsAubrey and the Terrible YootPenny ThomasFirefly Press[24][25]
2017M. G. LeonardBeetle BoyBarry Cunningham and Rachel LeyshonChicken House[26][27]
2018Mitch JohnsonKickRebecca Hill and Becky WalkerUsborne Publishing[28]
2019Muhammad KhanI Am ThunderLucy PearseMacmillan Children's Books[29]
2020Liz HyderBearmouthSarah OdedinaPushkin Children's Books[30]
2021Struan MurrayOrphans of the TideBen HorslenPuffin Books[31][32]
2022Maisie ChanDanny Chung Does Not Do MathsGeorgia MurrayPiccadilly Press[33]

Shortlists

Branford Boase Award winners and finalists
YearTitleEditor(s)PublisherResultRef.
2000Katherine RobertsSong QuestBarry CunninghamThe Chicken HouseWinner[9]
Dominic BarkerSharp StuffTransworldFinalist
Gus ClarkeCan We Keep It, Dad?Andersen PressFinalist
Richard KiddThe Giant Goldfish RobberyTransworldFinalist
Paul MayTroublemakersTransworldFinalist
Stephen PotsHunting GumnorEgmontFinalist
Louise RennisonAngus, Thongs and Full-Frontal SnoggingPiccadilly PressFinalist
2001Marcus SedgwickFloodlandFiona KennedyOrion BooksWinner[10][11]
Nick MannsControl ShiftHodderFinalist
William NicholsonThe Wind SingerEgmontFinalist
Hazel RileyThanisOxford University PressFinalist
2002Sally PrueCold TomLiz CrossOxford University PressWinner
Emma BarnesJessica Haggerthwaite: Witch DispatcherBloomsbury PublishingFinalist[34]
Adele MinchinThe Beat Goes OnWomen's PressFinalist[34]
Bali Rai(Un)arranged MarriageCorgiFinalist[34]
Philip ReeveMortal EnginesScholasticFinalist[34]
2003Kevin BrooksMartyn PigBarry CunninghamThe Chicken HouseWinner[12]
Julia BellMassivePan MacmillanFinalist
Patricia ElliottIce BoyHodderFinalist
Richard MacSweenThe FiringAndersen PressFinalist
Simon MasonThe QuigleysDavid Fickling BooksFinalist
Livi MichaelFrank and the Black Hamster of NarkizPuffin BooksFinalist
Nicky SingerFeather BoyHarperCollinsFinalist
2004Mal PeetKeeperPaul HarrisonWalker BooksWinner[13]
Steve AugardeThe VariousDavid Fickling BooksFinalist
Graham GardnerInventing ElliotDolphinFinalist
Julie HearnFollow Me DownOxford University PressFinalist
L. S. MatthewsFishHodderFinalist
Eleanor UpdaleMontmorencyScholasticFinalist
2005Meg RosoffHow I Live NowRebecca McNallyPuffin BooksWinner
Alison Allen-GrayUniqueOxford University PressFinalist
Cathy CassidyDizzyPuffin BooksFinalist
Frank Cottrell-BoyceMillionsMacmillanFinalist
John DoughertyZeus on the LooseRandom HouseFinalist
Michelle PaverWolf BrotherOrion BooksFinalist
Leslie WilsonLast Train from KummersdorfFaberFinalist
2006Frances HardingeFly By NightRuth AlltimesMacmillan Children's BooksWinner
Nicola DaviesHomeWalker BooksFinalist
Joshua DoderA Dog Called GrkAndersen PressFinalist
Ann KelleyThe Burying BeetleLuath PressFinalist
Anthony McGowanHellbentDoubledayFinalist
Sarah SingletonCenturySimon & SchusterFinalist
Cat WeatherillBarkbellyPuffin BooksFinalist
2007Siobhan DowdA Swift Pure CryDavid Fickling and Bella PearsonDavid Fickling BooksWinner[14]
Linda Buckley-ArcherGideon the CutpurseSimon & SchusterFinalist
Charlie FletcherStoneheartHodderFinalist
Ally KennenBeastScholasticFinalist
Sian PattendenThe Awful Tale of Agatha BilkeShort BooksFinalist
Andy StantonYou're a Bad Man, Mr GumEgmontFinalist
Tabitha SuzumaA Note of MadnessRandom HouseFinalist
2008Jenny DownhamBefore I DieDavid FicklingDavid Fickling BooksWinner
AtinukeAnna HibiscusWalker BooksFinalist
L. BrittneyNathan Fox: Dangerous TimesMacmillanFinalist
Sharon DogarWavesThe Chicken HouseFinalist
Sarah MussiThe Door of No ReturnHodderFinalist
Jenny ValentineFinding Violet ParkHarperCollinsFinalist
2009B. R. CollinsThe Traitor GameEmma MatthewsonBloomsbury PublishingWinner[15]
Emily DiamandFlood Child[a]The Chicken HouseFinalist
Marie-Louise JensenBetween Two SeasOxford University PressFinalist
Katy MoranBloodlineWalker BooksFinalist
Patrick NessThe Knife of Never Letting GoWalker BooksFinalist
Sally NichollsWays to Live ForeverScholasticFinalist
Jeremy de QuidtThe ToymakerDavid Fickling BooksFinalist
2010Lucy ChristopherStolenImogen CooperThe Chicken HouseWinner
Sarwat ChaddaDevil's KissPuffin BooksFinalist
Damian KelleherLife, InterruptedPiccadilly PressFinalist
Anna PereraGuantanamo BoyPuffin BooksFinalist
Dan TunstallBig and CleverFive LeavesFinalist
Rachel WardNumbersThe Chicken HouseFinalist
Victor WatsonParadise BarnCatnipFinalist
2011Jason WallaceOut of ShadowsCharlie SheppardAndersen PressWinner
J P BuxtonI am the BladeBeverley BirchHachetteFinalist[35]
Keren DavidWhen I Was JoeMaurice LyonFrances LincolnFinalist[35]
Candy GourlayTall StoryBella PearsonDavid Fickling BooksFinalist[35]
Gregory HughesUnhooking the MoonRoisin HeycockQuercusFinalist[35]
Pat WalshThe Crowfield CurseImogen CooperThe Chicken HouseFinalist[35]
2012Annabel PitcherMy Sister Lives on the MantelpieceFiona KennedyOrion BooksWinner[17]
Lindsey BarracloughLong LankinAnnie Eaton and Natalie DohertyBodley HeadFinalist
Phil EarleBeing BillyShannon ParkPuffin BooksFinalist
Lissa EvansSmall Change for StuartAnnie Eaton and Ruth KnowlesBodley HeadFinalist
Ali LewisEverybody JamCharlie SheppardAndersen PressFinalist
Gill LewisSky HawkLiz CrossOxford University PressFinalist
Irfan MasterA Beautiful LieEmma MatthewsonBloomsbury PublishingFinalist
2013Dave SheltonA Boy and a Bear in a BoatDavid FicklingDavid Fickling BooksWinner[18][19]
S. D. CrockettAfter the SnowEmma YoungMacmillanFinalist
Natasha FarrantThe Things We Did for LoveJulia Heydon-WellsFaberFinalist
Edward HoganDaylight SavingMara BergmanWalker BooksFinalist
Wendy MeddourA Hen in the WardrobeJanetta Otter-BarryFrances LincolnFinalist
Andrew Prentice and Jonathan WeilBlack ArtsSimon MasonDavid Fickling BooksFinalist
Lydia SysonA World Between UsSarah OdedinaHot Key BooksFinalist
2014C. J. FloodInfinite SkyVenetia GoslingSimon & SchusterWinner[20][21][22]
Natasha CarthewWinter DamageRebecca McNallyBloomsbury PublishingFinalist
Rob Lloyd JonesWild BoyMara Bergman and Lucy EarlyWalker BooksFinalist
Julie MayhewRed InkEmily ThomasHot Key BooksFinalist
Ross MontgomeryAlex the Dog and the Unopenable DoorRebecca Lee and Susila BaybarsFaberFinalist
Fletcher MossThe Poison BoyImogen Cooper and Barry CunninghamThe Chicken HouseFinalist
Holly SmaleGeek GirlLizzy CliffordHarperCollinsFinalist
2015Rosie RowellLeopold BlueKatie ThomasHot Key BooksWinner[20][23]
Sara CroweBone JackCharlie Sheppard and Eloise WilsonAndersen PressFinalist[36][37]
Clare FurnissThe Year of the RatJane GriffithsSimon & SchusterFinalist[36][37]
Giancario GeminCowgirlKirstie StansfieldNosy CrowFinalist[36][37]
Sally GreenHalf BadBen HorslenPuffin BooksFinalist[36][37]
Non PrattTroubleAnnalie Grainger and Denise Johnstone-BurtWalker BooksFinalist[36][37]
Rupert WallisThe Dark InsideJane GriffithsSimon & SchusterFinalist[36][37]
2016Horatio Clare, illus. by Jane MatthewsAubrey and the Terrible YootPenny ThomasFirefly PressWinner[25]
David HofmeyrStone RiderBen Horslen and Tig WallacePenguin Random HouseFinalist[38][39]
Will Mabbitt, illus. by Ross CollinsThe Unlikely Adventures of Mabel JonesBen HorslenPenguin Random HouseFinalist[38][39]
David SolomonMy Brother is a SuperheroKirsty StansfieldNosy CrowFinalist[38][39]
Ross WelfordTime Travelling with a HamsterNick LakeHarperCollins Children’s BooksFinalist[38][39]
Lisa WilliamsonThe Art of Being NormalBella PearsonDavid Fickling BooksFinalist[38][39]
2017M. G. LeonardBeetle BoyBarry Cunningham and Rachel LeyshonThe Chicken HouseWinner[27]
Peter BunziCogheartRebecca HillUsborneFinalist[40]
Amber Lee DoddWe Are GiantsNiamh MulveyQuercusFinalist[40]
Sue DurrantLittle Bits of SkyKirsty StansfieldNosy CrowFinalist[40]
Stewart FosterThe Bubble BoyRachel MannSimon & SchusterFinalist[40]
Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Girl of Ink and StarsRachel LeyshonThe Chicken HouseFinalist[40]
Martin StewartRiverkeepShannon Cullen and Sharyn NovemberPenguin Random HouseFinalist[40]
2018Mitch JohnsonKickRebecca Hill and Becky WalkerUsborne PublishingWinner[28]
Yaba BadoeA Jigsaw of Fire and StarsFiona KennedyHead of Zeus: ZephyrFinalist[41]
Sharon CohenThe Starman and MeSarah LambertQuercus Children’s BooksFinalist[41]
Chloe DaykinFish BoyLeah ThaxtonFaberFinalist[41]
Elys DolanKnighthood for BeginnersClare Whitston and Elv MoodyOxford University PressFinalist[41]
Tony MittonPotter's BoyAnthony HintonDavid Fickling BooksFinalist[41]
Jacob Sager WeinsteinThe City of Secret RiversGill EvansWalker BooksFinalist[41]
2019Muhammad KhanI Am ThunderLucy PearseMacmillan Children's BooksWinner[29]
Sophie AndersonThe House with Chicken LegsRebecca Hill and Becky WalkerUsborneFinalist[42]
P. G. BellThe Train to Impossible PlacesRebecca Hill and Becky WalkerUsborneFinalist[42]
Mel DarbonRosie Loves JackSarah StewartUsborneFinalist[42]
Rowena HouseThe Goose RoadMara BergmanWalker BooksFinalist[42]
Matt KilleenOrphan Monster SpySarah Stewart and Kendra LevinUsborneFinalist[42]
Onjali Q RaúfThe Boy at the Back of the ClassLena McCauleyOrion BooksFinalist[42]
2020Liz HyderBearmouthSarah OdedinaPushkin Children's BooksWinner[30]
Humza Arshad and Henry WhiteLittle Badman and the Invasion of the Killer AuntiesSharan Matharu and Holly HarrisPuffin BooksFinalist[43]
Katya BalenThe Space We're InLucy Mackay-SimBloomsbury PublishingFinalist[43]
Aisha BushbyA Pocketful of StarsLiz Bankes and Sarah LevisonEgmontFinalist[43]
Holly JacksonA Good Girl's Guide to MurderLindsey HeavenElectric MonkeyFinalist[43]
Jamie LittlerFrostheartNaomi ColthurstPuffin BooksFinalist[43]
Emma Smith-BartonThe Million Pieces of Neena GillNaomi ColthurstPenguin BooksFinalist[43]
2021Struan MurrayOrphans of the TideBen HorslenPuffin BooksWinner
Kereen GettenWhen Life Gives You MangoesSara OdedinaPushkin PressFinalist[44]
Finbar HawkinsWitchFiona KennedyZephyrFinalist[44]
Danielle JawandoAnd the Stars Were Burning BrightlyJane GriffithsSimon & SchusterFinalist[44]
Manjeet MannRun, RebelCarmen McCulloughPenguin BooksFinalist[44]
Elle McNicollA Kind of SparkEishar BrarKnights OfFinalist[44]
Jenny PearsonThe Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie YatesRebecca Hill and Becky WalkerUsborneFinalist[44]
2022Maisie ChanDanny Chung Does Not Do MathsGeorgia MurrayPiccadilly PressWinner[33]
Natasha BowenSkin of the SeaCarmen McCullough and Tricia LinPenguin BooksFinalist[45][46]
Femi FadugbaThe Upper WorldEmma Jones, Stephanie Stein, and Asmaa IssePenguin BooksFinalist[45][46]
Luke PalmerGrowPenny ThomasFirefly PressFinalist[45][46]
Lesley ParrThe Valley of Lost SecretsZoë GriffithsBloomsbury PublishingFinalist[45][46]
Ros RobertsDigger and MeElla Whiddett and Ruth BennettLittle TigerFinalist[45][46]
Helen RutterThe Boy Who Made Everyone LaughLauren FortuneScholasticFinalist[45][46]
Nadia ShireenGrimwoodAli DougalSimon & SchusterFinalist[45][46]
2023Kel DuckhouseThe Bones of MeHarriet BirkinshawFlying Eye BooksFinalist[47][48]
Louise FinchThe Eternal Return of Clara HartSiobhán ParkinsonLittle Island BooksFinalist[47][48]
Caryl Lewis, illus. by George ErmosSeedSarah HughesMacmillan Children’s BooksFinalist[47][48]
Ann Sei LinRebel SkiesGráinne ClearWalker BooksFinalist[47][48]
Nadia MikailThe Cats We Meet Along the WayBella PearsonGuppy BooksFinalist[47][48]
Christine PillainayagamEllie Pillai is BrownLeah ThaxtonFaberFinalist[47][48]
J P RoseThe Haunting of Tyrese WalkerChloe SackurAndersen PressFinalist[47][48]
Yarrow TownsendThe Map of LeavesRachel LeyshonThe Chicken HouseFinalist[47][48]

Notes

References

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