The Branford Boase Award was set up in the memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford and her editor Wendy Boase. It rewards the most promising new authors and their editors, highlighting excellence in writing and publishing for children.
Years ago I read several books by Henrietta Branford and these are stories that have lingered with me. Chance of Safety; Fire, Bed and Bone; and White Wolf.
Here are some previous winners and short listed books I have read and loved:
2005 Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
2005 Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce
2007 You're a bad man Mr Gum
2008 Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke
2012 Sky Hawke by Gill Lewis (alternate title Wild Wings)
2012 Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans
2013 A boy and a bear in a boat by Dave Shelton WINNER
2017 Beetle Boy by MG Leonard WINNER
2017 The girl of ink and stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
2017 Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
2019 The Goose Road by Rowena House
2019 The train to Impossible places by P.G. Bell
2019 The boy at the back of the class by Onjali Q Raúf
2021 Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray WINNER
2022 Danny Chung does not do maths by Maisie Chan WINNER
2022 Grimwood by Nadia Shiree
Looking at the 2023 Longlist (21 books) here are the titles for Middle Grade readers:
Running Out of Time by Simon Fox, edited by Tom Bonnick (Nosy Crow)
The Spectaculars by Jodie Garnish, edited by Becky Walker and Alice Moloney (Usborne)
The Miraculous Sweetmakers by Natasha Hastings, edited by Michelle Misra (HarperCollins Children’s Books), illustrated by Alex T. Smith
The Whisperling by Hayley Hoskins, edited by Katie Sinfield (Puffin)
Wishes Come in Threes by Andy Jones, edited by Non Pratt (Walker Books)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alice Tonks by Emily Kenny, edited by Katie Jennings (Rock the Boat)
Seed by Caryl Lewis, edited by Sarah Hughes (Macmillan Children’s Books), illustrated by George Ermos
Mia and the Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy, edited by Leah Thaxton (Faber)
Hedgewitch by Skye McKenna, edited by Felicity Alexander (Welbeck Flame)
The Bird Singers by Eve Wersocki Morris, edited by Jenna Mackintosh (Hodder Children’s Books)
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman, edited by Ali Dougal (Simon and Schuster)
The Map of Leaves by Yarrow Townsend, edited by Rachel Leyshon (Chicken House)
The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries by J.T. Williams, edited by Liz Bankes and Aleena Hasan (Farshore)
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