Branford Boase Award

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]

  1. ^ Eccleshare, Julia (2022-04-29). "What the Branford Boase Award shortlist tells us about children's publishing now". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. ^ Hahn, Daniel; Morpurgo, Michael; Carpenter, Humphrey; Prichard, Mari (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-19-969514-0.