Angus Book Award
Angus Book Award | |
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Awarded for | literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction |
Sponsored by | Angus Council in Scotland |
Date | 1996 |
Country | Scotland |
The Angus Book Award is a literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction. It is awarded by Angus Council in Scotland.[1] The award is decided by the votes of the secondary schools in Angus. The pupils host the awards every year. The ceremony is hosted by a different school each year. For example, in 2007 the award was hosted in Arbroath High School by Christy Scott and Jason McNulty both of which were current third year pupils.
List of past winners[]
- 2015 Carmen Reid, Cross my Heart
- 2014 Matt Whyman, The Savages[2]
- 2013 , Slated
- 2012 Kevin Brooks, iBoy
- 2011 , When I Was Joe
- 2010 , Numbers
- 2009 Anne Cassidy, Forget Me Not
- 2008 Kate Cann, Leaving Poppy
- 2007 Kevin Brooks, Candy
- 2006 Graham Joyce,
- 2005 Terence Blacker,
- 2004 Alan Gibbons, The Edge
- 2003 ,
- 2002 Bali Rai, (Un)arranged Marriage
- 2001 Malcolm Rose,
- 2000 Tim Bowler, Shadows
- 1999 Tim Bowler, River Boy
- 1998 Robert Swindells,
- 1997 Malcolm Rose,
- 1996 ,
Shortlists[]
- 2008
- ,
- Kate Cann, Leaving Poppy
- ,
- Graham Marks,
- Anthony McGowan,
- 2007
- 2006
- Anne Cassidy,
- Chris D'Lacey, Icefire
- ,
- Graham Joyce,
- Beverley Naidoo,
- 2005
- 2004
- Julie Bertagna, Exodus
- Alan Gibbons, The Edge
- ,
- Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines
- Malcolm Rose, Clone
- 2003
- 2002
- ,
- Carol Hedges, Jigsaw
- Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker
- Geraldine McCaughrean, The Kite Rider
- Bali Rai, (Un)arranged Marriage
- 2001
- Catherine MacPhail,
- Beverley Naidoo, The Other Side of Truth
- Celia Rees, Truth or Dare
- ,
- Malcolm Rose,
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- Lynne Reid Banks,
- Julie Bertagna,
- Ann Halam,
- Ian Strachan,
- Robert Swindells,
- 1997
- 1996
- Theresa Breslin,
- Melvin Burgess,
- ,
- ,
- ,
References[]
- ^ "Angus Book Award Winners". BooksFromScotland.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Matt Whyman wins 2014 Angus Book Award". Angus Council. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
External links[]
- Angus Book Award Angus Book Award
Categories:
- Scottish literary awards
- Angus, Scotland
- Awards established in 1996
- 1996 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Young adult literature awards