This new UK award was created by The Author School. It is awarded to UK based authors only and focuses on books published in 2019 that feature “Black, Asian, Latin American and and/or inclusive main characters.” Below are the longlists for the juvenile categories. The shortlists will be announced in September with the winners announced in October.
CHILDREN’S
Son of the Circus by E. L. Norry
My Hair by Hannah Lee, illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan
The Mysterious Melody by SP K-Mushambi, illustrated by Kudzai Gumbo
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian, illustrated by Nasaya Mafaridik
The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q. Rauf (coming to the U.S. in January 2021)
Tin Boy by Steve Cole, illustrated by Oriol Vidal
Toad Attack by Patrice Lawrence, illustrated by Becka Moor
YOUNG ADULT
All The Things We Never Said by Yasmin Rahman
Becoming Dinah by Kit De Waal
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla
Chinglish: An Almost Entirely True Story by Sue Cheung
The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Oh My Gods by Alexandra Sheppard
The Tunnels Below by Nadine Wild-Palmer (coming to the U.S. in February 2021)
I’ve never heard of ‘The Tunnels Below’ before, but that cover art is enchanting. I’ll have to be sure to look that one up. 😉
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