Julia Golding, a UN campaigner and former diplomat, has won the second Ottakar’s Children’s Book Prize with debut children's book. a historical novel set in Georgian London. The Diamond of Drury Lane is published by Egmont Press (£6.99). The Ottakar’s Children’s Book Prize was set up to reward exciting new or not yet established authors of children’s books. The award is unique in prizes for children’s books not only because it rewards relatively unknown authors but also because it is both booksellers and children together who select the shortlist and ultimate winner.
Julia Golding says of winning the award, “"It's a dream debut to win the Ottakar's Book Prize with my first novel - I feel like the chorus girl suddenly chosen as leading lady!"
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