The Branford Boase Award was set up to reward promising new writers, as well as to reward excellence in writing and in publishing. A shortlist has been announced, and the winner will be revealed on 9 July.
The Traitor Game by B R Collins (Bloomsbury)
The Toymaker by Jeremy De Quidt (David Fickling Books)
Flood Child by Emily Diamand (published originally as Reavers Ransom by Chicken House)
Between Two Seas by Marie-Louise Jensen (OUP)
Bloodline by Katy Moran (Walker Books)
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (Walker Books)
Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls (Marian Lloyd Books)
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