Primary schools book award 2006-07
Rick Riordan has picked up another UK Award, this time the East Sussex Primary Schools Book Award 2006-7, presented last week.
The award ceremony took place on ACHUKA home territory (at Hawkes Farm, where I am deputy head). When it came to the 'presentation', Puffin had been unable to send a representative to receive the award on the author's behalf, so it was left to me to read out Rick's message.
Sophie McKenzie's debut novel Girl, Missing has won the Bolton Book Award, just a matter of weeks after it won the Red House Children's Book Award for Older Readers category.
The aurthor's second novel, Six Steps to a Girl, is coming out in August.
The shortlist for the 2007 Catalyst Book Award (North Lanarkshire).
Louise Rennison - Startled by His Furry Shorts
Graham Marks - Tokyo
Anthony McGowan - Henry Tumour
Meg Rosoff - Just in Case
The winner will be announced on the 4th October at a presentation attended by all the shortlisted authors abd by 800 students.
A SWIFT, PURE CRY by Siobhan Dowd, edited by David Fickling and Bella Pearson, and published by David Fickling Books, won the Branford Boase Award.
The Award Ceremony took place at Walker Books, Vauxhall Walk, SE11, at 6.30pm on Thursday 28th June.
Siobhan Dowd commented: “I’m moved beyond words at winning the Branford Boase Award. Henrietta Branford had a razor-sharp intellect and compelling honesty in her writing. Fire, Bed and Bone, which I’ve just finished, leaves me mourning the books-that-might-have-been had breast cancer not so cruelly taken her from us. This is an award that taps you on the shoulder and whispers “Hurry up and earn me.” I promise to do my level best. “
David Fickling’s response was enthusiastic: "Well done the Branford Boase! Siobhan's first book is an amazing novel. It deserves every single bit of praise it is garnering. Siobhan Dowd is a special writing talent and she is right in the middle of the hottest streak of any author we have ever published. As editors we are proud to be associated with the Branford Boase which is now marking itself out as a prize that knows how to pick the very best new children's writing in the UK and in my view is becoming the prize to win."
Julia Eccleshare chaired the judging panel, which also included Frances Hardinge, last year’s winner for Fly By Night, Annie Everall of Derbyshire Libraries, Claudia Mody of Waterstone’s and Nicolette Jones who, as we were unable to be present at the award ceremony this year, has kindly forwarded the words she spoke about the winning novel and other shortlisted books...
