Graphic showing the longlist for the 2026 Branford Boase Award. Odd Girl Out by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, edited by Rosie Fickling (David Fickling Books)
Letty and the Mystery of the Golden Thread by Penny Boxall, edited by Katie Sinfield (Puffin)
Shadow Thieves by Peter Burns, edited by Lucy Courtenay (Farshore)
The Book of Heartbreak by Ova Ceren, edited by Ruth Bennett and Ella Whiddett (Hot Key Books)
Tart by Becki Jayne Crossley, edited by Cathy Liney (Bloomsbury)
How to Roller Skate with One Leg by Ella Dove, illus by Jennifer Jamieson, edited by Anne Marie Ryan (Orchard Books)
The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire by Anna Fiteni, edited by Asmaa Isse (Electric Monkey)
Grumpfort by Jamie Hammond, ed Sarah Stewart (Usborne)
The Girl Who Raced the World by Nat Harrison, edited by Ruth Bennett (Bonnier)
Evie and Maryam's Family Tree by Janeen Hayat, ed by Bella Pearson (Guppy Books)
The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood by Farhana Islam, e by Asmaa Isse (Farshore)
Love on Sight by Asli Jensen, ed Shalini Vallepur (Chicken House)
Inkbound by Philippa Leathley, ed Natalie Doherty (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
Gloam by Jack Mackay, ed Katie Jennings (Rock the Boat)
A Beautiful Terrible Thing by Miranda Moore, ed Meggie Degurney & Liz Cross (David Fickling Books)
Wildlands by Brogen Murphy, ed Linas Alsenas (Puffin)
Rock Band Music and Misfits by Leah Osakwe, ed by Mattie Whitehead & Karelle Tobias (Little Tiger)
Marty Moose: First Class by Claire Powell,ed Gráinne Clear (Walker Books)
The Doughnut Club by Kristina Rahim, edited Zoë Griffiths (Nosy Crow)
The Girl with Gills by Becca Rogers, edited by Fiona Kennedy (Zephyr)
Run Away With Me by J.L. Simmonds, edited by Amina Parchment-Youssef (Penguin)
The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King by Harry Trevaldwyn, edited by Emma Jones and Charlie Castelletti (First Ink)
Augmented by Kenechi Udogu, edited by Natasha Brown and Jenny Glencross (Faber)
My Dog by Olivia Wakeford, edited by Megan Reid (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
We are pleased to announce the longlist for the 2026 #BranfordBoase Award, recognising the year's outstanding debut writers for children AND their editors 👏#kidlit #booksky
Thank you to @alcs.co.uk & @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social for their support.
branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2026-longlist/
21.01.2026 08:37
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Great to be at the PiXL Secondary English conference yesterday with our Zephyr books, and talking to teachers from up and down the country about what children are reading!
12.11.2025 12:07
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Wild Journey by Am Dassu is out now! I did lots of illustrations in it! #kidlit #illustration
06.11.2025 09:23
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Great to see Yaba Badoe's excellent Lionheart Girl on this list 🦁♥️
22.07.2025 08:55
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Two fantastic Zephyr titles added to NetGalley this week...
Click the links below to request digital copies!
Ghost: www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
The Odyssey of Phoebe Quilliam: www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
17.07.2025 11:50
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Today is publication day for Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai! This supernatural tale is full of love and longing, and steeped in Japanese myth and legend. 🦋
06.03.2025 14:19
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Graphic with mock up of copies SONGS FOR GHOSTS. Photos of Clara Kumagai and Adiba Jaigirdar. Text reads: SONGS FOR GHOSTS BOOK LAUNCH. Clara Kumagai with Adiba Jaigirdar. March 6th 2025 - 6pm. Hodges Figgis, Dublin
One week to go til the launch of SONGS FOR GHOSTS 👻 I’m delighted that Adiba Jaigirdar will be helping me launch it with a little Q&A session! And there will even be some sprayed edge limited editions available ✨ March 6, Hodges Figgis, 6pm🦋
27.02.2025 15:25
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Eeek! I finally get to share my next book with you. It’s totally different to anything you’ve read from me, and I think you’ll love it. Look out for the announcement some time next week! 🧡
#newbook #booklover #bookannouncement #childrensbooks
22.02.2025 02:16
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Sign up below to see the fantastic @bengarrod.bsky.social at Hay Festival!
19.02.2025 14:20
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An image showing covers of all the books on the 2025 Read for Empathy collection. They have been chosen by a distinguished set of judges who all work in children's education.
Today @empathylabuk.bsky.social launches the 2025 #ReadforEmpathy collection, 70 books for 3-16-year-olds, alongside new calls for empathy & emotional skills to be prioritised. Novels, picturebooks, graphic novels, poetry collections - the list is well worth investigating. #EduSky buff.ly/42OvDDR
13.02.2025 08:16
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Brilliant news for Blessing Musariri's All That It Ever Meant!👏👏👏
13.02.2025 14:54
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