Lancashire Book of the Year

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

Lancashire Book of the Year prize winners

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

1. "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.
2. "Author receives Lancashire Book of the Year Award". SkemNews. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
3. "Lancashire Book of the Year 2019". Garstang Community Academy. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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

• Children's literature portal

• Lancashire Book of the Year, official website