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Three on Branford Boase longlist

We are delighted to announce that three of our authors are on this year’s longlist for the Branford Boase Award:

  • Damian Dibben - The History Keepers
  • James Holland - Duty Calls: Dunkirk
  • Paula Rawsthorne - The Truth About Celia Frost

    image The Branford Boase Award was set up to reward the most promising new writers and their editors, as well as to reward excellence in writing and in publishing. The Award is made annually to the most promising book for seven year-olds and upwards by a first time novelist. The judging panel has a strong track record of selecting future best-selling and critically acclaimed authors. Previous winning writers include Marcus Sedgwick, Meg Rosoff, Kevin Brooks and Mal Peet.

    We’re eagerly awaiting the shortlist, which is going to be announced soon. In the mean time, you can look up online retailers and get reading! 

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