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Manchester Book Award

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The Manchester Book Award is a project run in Manchester, UK, organised by School Services at the Manchester Library & Information Service; it is funded by the Working Neighbourhoods Fund. The project is currently in its fourth year.

Each year, a longlist of twenty-four children's books is drawn up from nominations by secondary-school pupils, school and library staff, and publishers. To be eligible for the longlist books have to be standalone books (that is, not sequels) published between 1 July and 30 June, written by authors living in the UK. Reading groups in schools and libraries then narrow this to a shortlist of six. In the following January, young people across Manchester start voting for their favourite, either online or in libraries and schools; voting for the 2009 award closed on 5 March.

The winner of the award is announced each year at a ceremony at the City of Manchester Stadium attended by pupils from the 24 state secondary schools in Manchester. The ceremony was compered in 2008 and 2009 by Paul Sleem.

The 2009 award was announced by Coronation Street actress, Julie Hesmondhalgh, on 11 March 2009.

List of Prize Winners

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Winners, shortlists, and longlists

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The following is a listing of all honoured books, including winners, shortlists, and longlists.

Manchester Book Award honorees
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2006 Jeremy Strong Stuff Winner [1]
Joe Craig Jimmy Coates: Killer Shortlist
Joseph Delaney The Spook's Apprentice Shortlist
Catherine MacPhail Roxy's Baby Shortlist
Michelle Paver Wolf Brother Shortlist
Benjamin Zephaniah Gangsta Rap Shortlist
L. J. Adlington The Diary of Pelly-D Longlist
Bernard Ashley Ten Days to Zero Longlist
Sherry Ashworth Paralysed Longlist
Theresa Breslin Divided City Longlist
Kevin Brooks Bloodline Longlist
Kevin Brooks Candy Longlist
Cathy Cassidy Indigo Blue Longlist
Frank Cottrell Boyce Millions Longlist
Catherine Forde Skarrs Longlist
Keith Gray The Fearful Longlist
Julie Hearn The Merrybegot Longlist
Charlie Higson SilverFin Longlist
Brian Keaney Jacob's Ladder Longlist
Michael Morpurgo The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Longlist
Alex Shearer The Hunted Longlist
Justin Somper Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean Longlist
Robert Swindells Branded Longlist
Karen Wallace The Unrivalled Spangles Longlist
2007 Ally Kennen Beast Winner
Helen Dunmore Ingo Shortlist [1]
Catherine Forde The Drowning Pond Shortlist [1]
Alan Gibbons Hold On Shortlist [1]
Nigel Hinton Until Proven Guilty Shortlist [1]
Nicky Singer The Innocent's Story Shortlist [1]
David Almond Clay Longlist
Bernard Ashley Smokescreen Longlist
Melvin Burgess Sara's Face Longlist [1]
Cathy Cassidy Scarlett Longlist
Stephen Cole Thieves Like Us Longlist
Frank Cottrell Boyce Framed Longlist
David Cunningham Cloud World Longlist
Julia Golding The Diamond of Drury Lane Longlist
Meg Harper Fur Longlist
Anthony Horowitz Raven's Gate Longlist
Paul Magrs Exchange Longlist [1]
Christine Morton-Shaw The Riddles of Epsilon Longlist
William Nicholson Seeker Longlist
Mal Peet Tamar Longlist
Marcus Sedgwick The Foreshadowing Longlist
Alex Shearer Tins Longlist
Sarah Singleton Heretic Longlist
Matthew Skelton Endymion Spring Longlist
2008 Sophie McKenzie Girl, Missing Winner
Kevin Brooks Being Shortlist
David Gilman The Devil's Breath: Danger Zone Shortlist
Graham Joyce Do The Creepy Thing Shortlist
Ally Kennen Berserk Shortlist
Catherine MacPhail Nemesis Shortlist
Tom Becker Darkside Longlist
Julia Bell Dirty Work Longlist
N. M. Browne The Spellgrinder's Apprentice Longlist
Cathy Cassidy Sundae Girl Longlist
Philip Caveney Sebastian Darke Longlist
Sharon Dogar Waves Longlist
Catherine Forde Tug of War Longlist
Robin Lloyd Jones Red Fox Running Longlist
Rhiannon Lassiter Roundabout Longlist
James Lovegrove Kill Swap Longlist
Paul Magrs Twin Freaks Longlist
Cliff McNish Angel Longlist
Philip Reeve Here Lies Arthur Longlist
Nigel Richardson The Rope Ladder Longlist
Malcolm Rose Kiss of Death Longlist
Marcus Sedgwick My Swordhand is Singing Longlist
Jenny Valentine Finding Violet Park Longlist
K. Wild Fight Game Longlist
2009 Sophie McKenzie Six Steps to a Girl Winner [2]
Anne Cassidy Forget Me Not Shortlist
J. A. Henderson Crash Shortlist
Eva Ibbotson The Dragonfly Pool Shortlist
Sally Nicholls Ways to Live Forever Shortlist
Sarah Singleton The Amethyst Child Shortlist
Bernard Ashley Angel Boy Longlist
Cathy Cassidy Lucky Star Longlist
Frank Cottrell Boyce Cosmic Longlist
Berlie Doherty Abela Longlist
Siobhan Dowd Bog Child Longlist
Catherine Forde Sugarcoated Longlist
Julia Golding Dragonfly Longlist
Keith Gray Ghosting Longlist
Nick Hornby Slam Longlist
Elizabeth Laird Lost Riders Longlist
Rhiannon Lassiter Bad Blood Longlist
Kate Le Vann Rain Longlist
Anthony McGowan The Knife That Killed Me Longlist
Michael Morpurgo Born to Run Longlist
Patrick Ness The Knife of Never Letting Go Longlist
Chris Priestley Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror Longlist
E. E. Richardson Grave Dirt Longlist
Jenny Valentine Broken Soup Longlist

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "A book for Manchester". BBC. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Corrie star backs book awards". Manchester Evening News. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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