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

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]

History

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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

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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

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Branford Boase Award winners[8]
Year Writer Title Editor Publisher Ref.
2000 Katherine Roberts Song Quest Barry Cunningham Chicken House [9]
2001 Marcus Sedgwick Floodland Fiona Kennedy Orion Books [10][11]
2002 Sally Prue Cold Tom Liz Cross Oxford
2003 Kevin Brooks Martyn Pig Barry Cunningham Chicken House [12]
2004 Mal Peet Keeper Paul Harrison Walker Books [13]
2005 Meg Rosoff How I Live Now Rebecca McNally Puffin Books
2006 Frances Hardinge Fly By Night Ruth Alltimes Macmillan Children's Books
2007 Siobhan Dowd A Swift Pure Cry David Fickling and
Bella Pearson
David Fickling Books [14]
2008 Jenny Downham Before I Die David Fickling David Fickling Books
2009 B. R. Collins The Traitor Game Emma Matthewson Bloomsbury Publishing [15]
2010 Lucy Christopher Stolen Imogen Cooper Chicken House
2011 Jason Wallace Out of Shadows Charlie Sheppard Andersen Press
2012 Annabel Pitcher My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece Fiona Kennedy Orion [16][17]
2013 Dave Shelton A Boy and a Bear in a Boat David Fickling David Fickling Books [18][19]
2014 C. J. Flood Infinite Sky Venetia Gosling Simon & Schuster [20][21][22]
2015 Rosie Rowell Leopold Blue Katie Thomas Hot Key Books [20][23]
2016 Horatio Clare, illus. by Jane Matthews Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot Penny Thomas Firefly Press [24][25]
2017 M. G. Leonard Beetle Boy Barry Cunningham and Rachel Leyshon Chicken House [26][27]
2018 Mitch Johnson Kick Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker Usborne Publishing [28]
2019 Muhammad Khan I Am Thunder Lucy Pearse Macmillan Children's Books [29]
2020 Liz Hyder Bearmouth Sarah Odedina Pushkin Children's Books [30]
2021 Struan Murray Orphans of the Tide Ben Horslen Puffin Books [31][32]
2022 Maisie Chan Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths Georgia Murray Piccadilly Press [33]
2023 Christine Pillainayagam Ellie Pillai is Brown Leah Thaxton [34]
2024 Nathanael Lessore Steady for This Ella Whiddett, Ruth Bennett [35]

Shortlists

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2000s

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Year Title Editor(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2000 Katherine Roberts Song Quest Barry Cunningham The Chicken House Winner [9]
Dominic Barker Sharp Stuff Transworld Finalist
Gus Clarke Can We Keep It, Dad? Andersen Press Finalist
Richard Kidd The Giant Goldfish Robbery Transworld Finalist
Paul May Troublemakers Transworld Finalist
Stephen Pots Hunting Gumnor Egmont Finalist
Louise Rennison Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Piccadilly Press Finalist
2001 Marcus Sedgwick Floodland Fiona Kennedy Orion Books Winner [10][11]
Nick Manns Control Shift Hodder Finalist
William Nicholson The Wind Singer Egmont Finalist
Hazel Riley Thanis Oxford University Press Finalist
2002 Sally Prue Cold Tom Liz Cross Oxford University Press Winner
Emma Barnes Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher Bloomsbury Publishing Finalist [36]
Adele Minchin The Beat Goes On Women's Press Finalist [36]
Bali Rai (Un)arranged Marriage Corgi Finalist [36]
Philip Reeve Mortal Engines Scholastic Finalist [36]
2003 Kevin Brooks Martyn Pig Barry Cunningham The Chicken House Winner [12]
Julia Bell Massive Pan Macmillan Finalist
Patricia Elliott Ice Boy Hodder Finalist
Richard MacSween The Firing Andersen Press Finalist
Simon Mason The Quigleys David Fickling Books Finalist
Livi Michael Frank and the Black Hamster of Narkiz Puffin Books Finalist
Nicky Singer Feather Boy HarperCollins Finalist
2004 Mal Peet Keeper Paul Harrison Walker Books Winner [13]
Steve Augarde The Various David Fickling Books Finalist
Graham Gardner Inventing Elliot Dolphin Finalist
Julie Hearn Follow Me Down Oxford University Press Finalist
L. S. Matthews Fish Hodder Finalist
Eleanor Updale Montmorency Scholastic Finalist
2005 Meg Rosoff How I Live Now Rebecca McNally Puffin Books Winner
Alison Allen-Gray Unique Oxford University Press Finalist
Cathy Cassidy Dizzy Puffin Books Finalist
Frank Cottrell-Boyce Millions Macmillan Finalist
John Dougherty Zeus on the Loose Random House Finalist
Michelle Paver Wolf Brother Orion Books Finalist
Leslie Wilson Last Train from Kummersdorf Faber Finalist
2006 Frances Hardinge Fly By Night Ruth Alltimes Macmillan Children's Books Winner
Nicola Davies Home Walker Books Finalist
Joshua Doder A Dog Called Grk Andersen Press Finalist
Ann Kelley The Burying Beetle Luath Press Finalist
Anthony McGowan Hellbent Doubleday Finalist
Sarah Singleton Century Simon & Schuster Finalist
Cat Weatherill Barkbelly Puffin Books Finalist
2007 Siobhan Dowd A Swift Pure Cry David Fickling and Bella Pearson David Fickling Books Winner [14]
Linda Buckley-Archer Gideon the Cutpurse Simon & Schuster Finalist
Charlie Fletcher Stoneheart Hodder Finalist
Ally Kennen Beast Scholastic Finalist
Sian Pattenden The Awful Tale of Agatha Bilke Short Books Finalist
Andy Stanton You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum Egmont Finalist
Tabitha Suzuma A Note of Madness Random House Finalist
2008 Jenny Downham Before I Die David Fickling David Fickling Books Winner
Atinuke Anna Hibiscus Walker Books Finalist
L. Brittney Nathan Fox: Dangerous Times Macmillan Finalist
Sharon Dogar Waves The Chicken House Finalist
Sarah Mussi The Door of No Return Hodder Finalist
Jenny Valentine Finding Violet Park HarperCollins Finalist
2009 B. R. Collins The Traitor Game Emma Matthewson Bloomsbury Publishing Winner [15]
Emily Diamand Flood Child[a] The Chicken House Finalist
Marie-Louise Jensen Between Two Seas Oxford University Press Finalist
Katy Moran Bloodline Walker Books Finalist
Patrick Ness The Knife of Never Letting Go Walker Books Finalist
Sally Nicholls Ways to Live Forever Scholastic Finalist
Jeremy de Quidt The Toymaker David Fickling Books Finalist

2010s

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Year Title Editor(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2010 Lucy Christopher Stolen Imogen Cooper The Chicken House Winner
Sarwat Chadda Devil's Kiss Puffin Books Finalist
Damian Kelleher Life, Interrupted Piccadilly Press Finalist
Anna Perera Guantanamo Boy Puffin Books Finalist
Dan Tunstall Big and Clever Five Leaves Finalist
Rachel Ward Numbers The Chicken House Finalist
Victor Watson Paradise Barn Catnip Finalist
2011 Jason Wallace Out of Shadows Charlie Sheppard Andersen Press Winner
J P Buxton I am the Blade Beverley Birch Hachette Finalist [37]
Keren David When I Was Joe Maurice Lyon Frances Lincoln Finalist [37]
Candy Gourlay Tall Story Bella Pearson David Fickling Books Finalist [37]
Gregory Hughes Unhooking the Moon Roisin Heycock Quercus Finalist [37]
Pat Walsh The Crowfield Curse Imogen Cooper The Chicken House Finalist [37]
2012 Annabel Pitcher My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece Fiona Kennedy Orion Books Winner [17]
Lindsey Barraclough Long Lankin Annie Eaton and Natalie Doherty Bodley Head Finalist
Phil Earle Being Billy Shannon Park Puffin Books Finalist
Lissa Evans Small Change for Stuart Annie Eaton and Ruth Knowles Bodley Head Finalist
Ali Lewis Everybody Jam Charlie Sheppard Andersen Press Finalist
Gill Lewis Sky Hawk Liz Cross Oxford University Press Finalist
Irfan Master A Beautiful Lie Emma Matthewson Bloomsbury Publishing Finalist
2013 Dave Shelton A Boy and a Bear in a Boat David Fickling David Fickling Books Winner [18][19]
S. D. Crockett After the Snow Emma Young Macmillan Finalist
Natasha Farrant The Things We Did for Love Julia Heydon-Wells Faber Finalist
Edward Hogan Daylight Saving Mara Bergman Walker Books Finalist
Wendy Meddour A Hen in the Wardrobe Janetta Otter-Barry Frances Lincoln Finalist
Andrew Prentice and Jonathan Weil Black Arts Simon Mason David Fickling Books Finalist
Lydia Syson A World Between Us Sarah Odedina Hot Key Books Finalist
2014 C. J. Flood Infinite Sky Venetia Gosling Simon & Schuster Winner [20][21][22]
Natasha Carthew Winter Damage Rebecca McNally Bloomsbury Publishing Finalist
Rob Lloyd Jones Wild Boy Mara Bergman and Lucy Early Walker Books Finalist
Julie Mayhew Red Ink Emily Thomas Hot Key Books Finalist
Ross Montgomery Alex the Dog and the Unopenable Door Rebecca Lee and Susila Baybars Faber Finalist
Fletcher Moss The Poison Boy Imogen Cooper and Barry Cunningham The Chicken House Finalist
Holly Smale Geek Girl Lizzy Clifford HarperCollins Finalist
2015 Rosie Rowell Leopold Blue Katie Thomas Hot Key Books Winner [20][23]
Sara Crowe Bone Jack Charlie Sheppard and Eloise Wilson Andersen Press Finalist [38][39]
Clare Furniss The Year of the Rat Jane Griffiths Simon & Schuster Finalist [38][39]
Giancario Gemin Cowgirl Kirstie Stansfield Nosy Crow Finalist [38][39]
Sally Green Half Bad Ben Horslen Puffin Books Finalist [38][39]
Non Pratt Trouble Annalie Grainger and Denise Johnstone-Burt Walker Books Finalist [38][39]
Rupert Wallis The Dark Inside Jane Griffiths Simon & Schuster Finalist [38][39]
2016 Horatio Clare, illus. by Jane Matthews Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot Penny Thomas Firefly Press Winner [25]
David Hofmeyr Stone Rider Ben Horslen and Tig Wallace Penguin Random House Finalist [40][41]
Will Mabbitt, illus. by Ross Collins The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones Ben Horslen Penguin Random House Finalist [40][41]
David Solomon My Brother is a Superhero Kirsty Stansfield Nosy Crow Finalist [40][41]
Ross Welford Time Travelling with a Hamster Nick Lake HarperCollins Children’s Books Finalist [40][41]
Lisa Williamson The Art of Being Normal Bella Pearson David Fickling Books Finalist [40][41]
2017 M. G. Leonard Beetle Boy Barry Cunningham and Rachel Leyshon The Chicken House Winner [27]
Peter Bunzi Cogheart Rebecca Hill Usborne Finalist [42]
Amber Lee Dodd We Are Giants Niamh Mulvey Quercus Finalist [42]
Sue Durrant Little Bits of Sky Kirsty Stansfield Nosy Crow Finalist [42]
Stewart Foster The Bubble Boy Rachel Mann Simon & Schuster Finalist [42]
Kiran Millwood Hargrave The Girl of Ink and Stars Rachel Leyshon The Chicken House Finalist [42]
Martin Stewart Riverkeep Shannon Cullen and Sharyn November Penguin Random House Finalist [42]
2018 Mitch Johnson Kick Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker Usborne Publishing Winner [28]
Yaba Badoe A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars Fiona Kennedy Head of Zeus: Zephyr Finalist [43]
Sharon Cohen The Starman and Me Sarah Lambert Quercus Children’s Books Finalist [43]
Chloe Daykin Fish Boy Leah Thaxton Faber Finalist [43]
Elys Dolan Knighthood for Beginners Clare Whitston and Elv Moody Oxford University Press Finalist [43]
Tony Mitton Potter's Boy Anthony Hinton David Fickling Books Finalist [43]
Jacob Sager Weinstein The City of Secret Rivers Gill Evans Walker Books Finalist [43]
2019 Muhammad Khan I Am Thunder Lucy Pearse Macmillan Children's Books Winner [29]
Sophie Anderson The House with Chicken Legs Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker Usborne Finalist [44]
P. G. Bell The Train to Impossible Places Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker Usborne Finalist [44]
Mel Darbon Rosie Loves Jack Sarah Stewart Usborne Finalist [44]
Rowena House The Goose Road Mara Bergman Walker Books Finalist [44]
Matt Killeen Orphan Monster Spy Sarah Stewart and Kendra Levin Usborne Finalist [44]
Onjali Q Raúf The Boy at the Back of the Class Lena McCauley Orion Books Finalist [44]

2020s

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Year Title Editor(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2020 Liz Hyder Bearmouth Sarah Odedina Pushkin Children's Books Winner [30]
Humza Arshad and Henry White Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties Sharan Matharu and Holly Harris Puffin Books Finalist [45]
Katya Balen The Space We're In Lucy Mackay-Sim Bloomsbury Publishing Finalist [45]
Aisha Bushby A Pocketful of Stars Liz Bankes and Sarah Levison Egmont Finalist [45]
Holly Jackson A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Lindsey Heaven Electric Monkey Finalist [45]
Jamie Littler Frostheart Naomi Colthurst Puffin Books Finalist [45]
Emma Smith-Barton The Million Pieces of Neena Gill Naomi Colthurst Penguin Books Finalist [45]
2021 Struan Murray Orphans of the Tide Ben Horslen Puffin Books Winner
Kereen Getten When Life Gives You Mangoes Sara Odedina Pushkin Press Finalist [46]
Finbar Hawkins Witch Fiona Kennedy Zephyr Finalist [46]
Danielle Jawando And the Stars Were Burning Brightly Jane Griffiths Simon & Schuster Finalist [46]
Manjeet Mann Run, Rebel Carmen McCullough Penguin Books Finalist [46]
Elle McNicoll A Kind of Spark Eishar Brar Knights Of Finalist [46]
Jenny Pearson The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker Usborne Finalist [46]
2022 Maisie Chan Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths Georgia Murray Piccadilly Press Winner [33]
Natasha Bowen Skin of the Sea Carmen McCullough and Tricia Lin Penguin Books Finalist [47][48]
Femi Fadugba The Upper World Emma Jones, Stephanie Stein, and Asmaa Isse Penguin Books Finalist [47][48]
Luke Palmer Grow Penny Thomas Firefly Press Finalist [47][48]
Lesley Parr The Valley of Lost Secrets Zoë Griffiths Bloomsbury Publishing Finalist [47][48]
Ros Roberts Digger and Me Ella Whiddett and Ruth Bennett Little Tiger Finalist [47][48]
Helen Rutter The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh Lauren Fortune Scholastic Finalist [47][48]
Nadia Shireen Grimwood Ali Dougal Simon & Schuster Finalist [47][48]
2023 Christine Pillainayagam Ellie Pillai is Brown Leah Thaxton Faber Winner [49][50]
Kel Duckhouse The Bones of Me Harriet Birkinshaw Flying Eye Books Finalist [49][50]
Louise Finch The Eternal Return of Clara Hart Siobhán Parkinson Little Island Books Finalist [49][50]
Caryl Lewis, illus. by George Ermos Seed Sarah Hughes Macmillan Children’s Books Finalist [49][50]
Ann Sei Lin Rebel Skies Gráinne Clear Walker Books Finalist [49][50]
Nadia Mikail The Cats We Meet Along the Way Bella Pearson Guppy Books Finalist [49][50]
J P Rose The Haunting of Tyrese Walker Chloe Sackur Andersen Press Finalist [49][50]
Yarrow Townsend The Map of Leaves Rachel Leyshon The Chicken House Finalist [49][50]

Notes

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  1. ^ Flood Child was originally published as Reavers' Ransom.

References

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