The Branford Boase Award 2024

The Branford Boase Award is a literary prize specifically for debut authors of Children’s and YA Fiction and their editors.

First awarded in 2000 the Branford Boase has been awarded to numerous authors who have gone on to publish various well received novels.

Find the most recent Longlist and Winner below.

Steady For This: the laugh-out-loud and unforgettable teen novel of the year! - Nathanael Lessore - 9781471413223

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The 2024 Shortlist

The Final Year - Matt Goodfellow - 9781915659040

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The First Move - Jenny Ireland - 9780241591826

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Safiyyah's War - Hiba Noor Khan - 9781839133138

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Steady For This: the laugh-out-loud and unforgettable teen novel of the year! - Nathanael Lessore - 9781471413223

ISBN: 9781471413223
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The Swifts: The New York Times Bestselling Mystery Adventure - Beth Lincoln - 9780241536452

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You Think You Know Me - Ayaan Mohamud - 9781803704500

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The 2024 Longlist

City of Stolen Magic - Nazneen Ahmed Pathak - 9780241567487

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Crossing the Line - Tia Fisher - 9781471413049

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The Destiny of Minou Moonshine - Gita Ralleigh - 9781804545478

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The Detention Detectives - Lis Jardine - 9780241523384

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Digging for Victory - Cathy Faulkner - 9781915444110

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The Final Year - Matt Goodfellow - 9781915659040

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Finding Phoebe - Gavin Extence - 9781839133312

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The First Move - Jenny Ireland - 9780241591826

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Glow Up

ISBN: 9781471412912
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Greenwild: The World Behind The Door - Pari Thomson - 9781035015740

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Gwen and Art Are Not in Love - Lex Croucher - 9781526651792

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How Far We've Come - Joyce Efia Harmer - 9781398510999

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Influential - Amara Sage - 9780571377343

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The Kingdom Over the Sea - Zohra Nabi - 9781398517707

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Last Girl In: Kerry-Ann Fights to Stay in the Game - Cheryl Diane Parkinson - 9781999336370

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Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum - Alasdair Beckett-King - 9781529501049

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Safiyyah's War - Hiba Noor Khan - 9781839133138

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The Sleeping Stones - Beatrice Wallbank - 9781915444059

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Steady For This: the laugh-out-loud and unforgettable teen novel of the year! - Nathanael Lessore - 9781471413223

ISBN: 9781471413223
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The Swifts: The New York Times Bestselling Mystery Adventure - Beth Lincoln - 9780241536452

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Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend - Lizzie Huxley-Jones - 9781913311421

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The Witchstone Ghosts - Emily Randall-Jones - 9781915026101

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Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka - Davina Tijani - 9781788956123

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You Think You Know Me - Ayaan Mohamud - 9781803704500

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