Booktrust Teenage Prize
UK literary award
The Booktrust Teenage Prize was an annual award given to young adult literature published in the UK. The prize was administered by Book Trust, an independent charity which promotes books and reading. The Booktrust Teenage Prize was last awarded in 2010 and is no longer running.
Honorees
Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
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2003 | Mark Haddon | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Winner | [1][2][3] |
Lynne Reid Banks | The Dungeon | Shortlist | ||
Kevin Brooks | Lucas | Shortlist | ||
Melvin Burgess | Doing It | Shortlist | ||
Alan Gibbons | Caught in the Crossfire | Shortlist | ||
Alan Gibbons | The Edge | Shortlist | ||
Keith Gray | Malarky | Shortlist | ||
Nicky Singer | Doll | Shortlist | ||
2004 | Anne Cassidy | Looking for JJ | Winner | [3][4] |
Alison Allen-Gray | Unique | Shortlist | ||
Julie Bertagna | The Opposite of Chocolate | Shortlist | ||
Berlie Doherty | Deep Secret | Shortlist | ||
Catherine Forde | Fat Boy Swim | Shortlist | ||
Alan Gibbons | The Dark Beneath | Shortlist | ||
Bali Rai | Rani and Sukh | Shortlist | ||
Matt Whyman | Boy Kills Man | Shortlist | ||
2005 | Sarah Singleton | Century | Winner | [3] |
Julie Burchill | Sugar Rush | Shortlist | [3][4] | |
Ann Halam | Siberia | Shortlist | [4] | |
Terri Paddock | Come Clean | Shortlist | [4] | |
Bali Rai | The Whisper | Shortlist | [4] | |
Meg Rosoff | How I Live Now | Shortlist | [3][4] | |
Karen Wallace | The Unrivalled Spangles | Shortlist | [4] | |
2006 | Anthony McGowan | Henry Tumour | Winner | [1][2] |
Siobhan Dowd | A Swift Pure Cry | Shortlist | ||
Ally Kennen | Beast | Shortlist | ||
Paul Magrs | Exchange | Shortlist | ||
Marcus Sedgwick | The Foreshadowing | Shortlist | ||
John Singleton | Angel Blood | Shortlist | ||
2007 | Marcus Sedgwick | My Swordhand Is Singing | Winner | [5][6] |
Theresa Breslin | The Medici Seal | Shortlist | [7] | |
Kate Cann | Leaving Poppy | Shortlist | [6][7] | |
Mal Peet | The Penalty | Shortlist | [6][7] | |
Philip Reeve | Here Lies Arthur | Shortlist | [6][7] | |
Meg Rosoff | Just in Case | Shortlist | [6][7] | |
2008 | Patrick Ness | The Knife of Never Letting Go | Winner | [1][2][8] |
Sally Gardner | The Red Necklace | Shortlist | [2][9] | |
Anthony Horowitz | Snakehead | Shortlist | [2][9] | |
Tanya Landman | Apache | Shortlist | [2][9] | |
Anthony McGowan | The Knife That Killed Me | Shortlist | [2][9] | |
Kate Thompson | Creature of the Night | Shortlist | [2][9] | |
2009 | Neil Gaiman | The Graveyard Book | Winner | [1][8] |
Paul Dowswell | Auslander | Shortlist | ||
Helen Grant | The Vanishing of Katharina Linden | Shortlist | ||
Keith Gray | Ostrich Boys | Shortlist | ||
Patrick Ness | The Ask and the Answer | Shortlist | ||
Jenny Valentine | The Ant Colony | Shortlist | ||
2010 | Gregory Hughes | Unhooking The Moon | Winner | [1][8][10] |
Zizou Corder | Halo | Shortlist | [1][10][11] | |
Charlie Higson | The Enemy | Shortlist | [1][10][11] | |
Sarra Manning | Nobody's Girl | Shortlist | [1][10][11] | |
Marcus Sedgwick | Revolver | Shortlist | [1][10][11] | |
Jason Wallace | Out of Shadows | Shortlist | [1][10][11] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pauli, Michelle (2010-11-01). "Gregory Hughes wins Booktrust teenage prize for Unhooking the Moon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Flood, Alison (2008-11-18). "Patrick Ness beats established writers to Booktrust teenage prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e Pauli, Michelle (2005-11-08). "Gothic novel takes teen prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g Crown, Sarah (2005-06-10). "Seven books vie for teen fiction prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ "Obituary Note: Marcus Sedgwick". Shelf Awareness. 2022-11-18. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e Pauli, Michelle (2007-10-31). "Vampires take off teenage book prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e Lea, Richard (2007-09-04). "Myth and imagination dominate teenage fiction prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b c Pauli, Michelle (2010-11-01). "A traveller's tale: the story behind Gregory Hughes's Unhooking the Moon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e Flood, Alison (2008-09-01). "Sharp words: knives out in teenage prize shortlist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e f "Awards: Booktrust Teenage Prize". Shelf Awareness. 2010-11-04. Archived from the original on 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e Pauli, Michelle (2010-09-07). "Booktrust teenage prize shortlist spans time, space and genre". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
External links
- Booktrust Teenage Prize
- Booktrust
- Booktrust Teenage Prize Shortlist 2005