Cheshire Novel Prize Kids Proudly Presents Our Listed Writers 2023/24
Hi everyone,
Thank you to everyone who entered Cheshire Novel prize Kids inaugural prize. We were astounded by the high standard of entries and choosing the long list from entries from 21 countries across all genres was not any easy task.
After much deliberation, our readers and judges finally chose a winner and a highly commended writer. Massive congratulations to both of these talented writers:
Cheshire Novel Prize Kids Winner 2023/24 - Maggie Womersley for ‘Supers’ - a brilliantly clever YA novel about super recognisers.
Cheshire Novel Prize Kids Highly Commended - Hayley King for Astrid & the Book Zombies - a fabulously original MG novel about a book shop and so much more!
Shortlisted Writers:
The Great Sheep Swap - Middle Grade -Natalie Rutherford
The Time Travelling Adventures of Stanley Holmes - Middle Grade-Liz Bickerstaff
What we Become in the Woods – YA - Abi Moore
Beth Death – YA - Amanda Poll
The Relic Diver -Middle Grade - Katherine Shingler
The Wishing Creek - Katie Joy Blake
Dragon Soup; The Coin; Seal and Bear – Picture Book-Darren Sexton
Long-listed Writers:
The Station of Lost Souls – Middle Grade – Amy Feest
The Library of Pets – Picture Book-Anne Weedon
Picture This -YA – Stephen Daly
The Wickedest City -YA- Leslie Cooles
The Story of Kadzo James - Middle Grade – Sarah Forde
Poppy Gillespie's Wild Adventure – Middle Grade -Carmel Mallinson
The Hare Witch Project – First Chapter Books- Carolyn Sims
Hamish Crum & the Lost Star – Middle Grade – Clare Saxby
The Antarctic Detectives and the Hunt for Red Wolf Wreck – Middle Grade -Melanie Whitmarsh
Caleb Cross and the Skullbone Pirates’ - Middle Grade – Kieran Shipley
Dead Level – Middle Grade – Vikki Marshall
The Book of Marionetta Stone – Middle Grade – Catriona McLean
Do You see Me Now? -Middle Grade -Aine O'Connor
The Hawthorn Key – Middle Grade – Amy Chandler
The Kingsland Boy – YA – Jane o'Connor
The Undersong-YA - Eilidh McIntosh
The Halfie-Halfie Girl – YA- Mary de Sousa
Wizzlewick: Disaster Down The Drain – First Chapter Books – Fiona Powell
Into The West - Middle Grade - Nicola Knight
I am sure you will all join us in congratulating all of our listed writers and wishing them all the very best of luck as they continue their writing journeys.
Our agent showcase for our top 100 writers will start on the 30th of August. If you made our top 100 we will inform you of this when you receive you feedback and so there is no need to contact us. At this time, we will give you further information, but you can find the details under ‘Writing Tips” on our website.
It is hard not to feel disappointed if you were not listed. However, this was a really close-run competition. And of course, everyone will get feedback. Feedback will go out until the end of June 2024, but we will be as quick as we can.
Please ensure you have entry@cheshirenovelprizekids added to your address book and if you haven’t received your feedback by 30th June, please check your junk/spam, folder and if it not there, do email us and let us know.
Thank you for trusting us with your work. See you in September for year 2!
Kindest regards
The Cheshire Novel Prize Kids Team