Lancashire Book of the Year
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The Lancashire Book of the Year (previously Lancashire Children's Book of the Year), established in 1987,[1] is an award given to works of children's literature, voted for by a panel of young judges. The award is run by Lancashire County Council's library service and sponsored by the University of Central Lancashire.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Author | Title | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Philip Pullman | The Ruby in the Smoke | [1][2] | |
| 1988 | Brian Jacques | Redwall | ||
| 1989 | Anthony Horowitz | Groosham Grange | ||
| 1990 | Jean Ure | Plague 99 | ||
| 1991 | Brian Jacques | Mattimeo | ||
| 1992 | Robin Jarvis | The Whitby Witches | ||
| 1993 | Robert Westall | Gulf | ||
| 1993 | Brian Jacques | Salamandastron | ||
| 1994 | Ian Strachan | The Boy in the Bubble | ||
| 1995 | Garry Kilworth | The Electric Kid | ||
| 1996 | Frances Mary Hendry | Chandra | ||
| 1997 | Elizabeth Hawkins | Sea of Peril | ||
| 1998 | Elizabeth Laird | Jay | ||
| 1999 | Nigel Hinton | Out of the Darkness | ||
| 2000 | Tim Bowler | Shadows | ||
| 2001 | Melvin Burgess | Bloodtide | Joint winner | |
| Malcolm Rose | Plague | Joint winner | ||
| 2002 | Malorie Blackman | Noughts & Crosses | [1] | |
| 2003 | Julie Bertagna | Exodus | ||
| 2004 | Chris Wooding | Poison | ||
| 2005 | Jonathan Stroud | The Amulet of Samarkand | ||
| 2006 | Anthony Horowitz | Raven's Gate | ||
| 2007 | Robert Muchamore | Divine Madness | ||
| 2008 | Tim Lott | Fearless | ||
| 2009 | Sophie McKenzie | Blood Ties | First place | |
| Michelle Magorian | Just Henry | Second place | ||
| Sarah Wray | The Trap | Third place | ||
| 2010 | Narinder Dhami | Bang, Bang, You're Dead | ||
| 2011 | Keren David | When I Was Joe | ||
| 2012 | Chris Higgins | He's After Me | ||
| 2013 | David Massey | Torn | ||
| 2014 | Cat Clarke | Undone | ||
| 2015 | Sarah Mussi | Riot | [3] | |
| 2016 | Holly Bourne | Am I Normal Yet | ||
| 2017 | Natlie Flynn | The Deepest Cut | ||
| 2018 | Sue Wallman | See How They Lie | [2] | |
| 2019 | Sarah Crossan | Moonrise | ||
| 2020 | Samuel Pollen | The Year I Didn't Eat | [4] | |
| 2021 | Ben Oliver | The Loop | [5] | |
| 2022 | Cynthia Murphy | Last One To Die | [6] | |
| 2023 | Cynthia Murphy | Win Lose Kill Die | ||
| 2024 | Cynthia Murphy | The Midnight Game |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Young judges unveil Lancashire Book of the Year shortlist". Lancashire Telegraph. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Author receives Lancashire Book of the Year Award". SkemNews. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Lancashire Book of the Year 2019". Garstang Community Academy. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Hill, Mike (2 October 2020). "Lancashire schoolchildren's book of the year revealed". Lancashire Post. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Lancashire County Council (4 November 2021). "Author receives Lancashire Book of the Year Award 2021". InYourArea.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Heywood, Harriet (13 October 2022). "Former teacher wins impressive book award after breast cancer diagnosis". Bury Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Lancashire Book of the Year, official website