Branford Boase Award 2010

Branford Boase Award

Stolen by Lucy Christopher, edited by Imogen Cooper and published by Chicken House, has won the 2010 Branford Boase Award, which is given each year to the most outstanding work of fiction for children by a first time novelist.

At the ceremony at Walker Books in London, former Children's Laureate, Jacqueline Wilson, presented Lucy Christopher with a cheque for £1,000 and both she and editor Imogen Cooper also received a unique, hand-crafted, silver-inlaid box, sponsored by Peters Bookselling Services. Our M.D. Carl McInerney is pictured with the winners and Jacqueline.

The Branford Boase Award was set up to encourage new writers and is given each year to the most promising work of fiction for children by a debut novelist. The Branford Boase also honours the editor of the winning title and highlights the importance of the editor in nurturing new talent.