Hampshire Book Awards

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The Hampshire Book Awards are an annual series of literary awards given to works of children's literature. The awards are run by Hampshire County Council's School Library Service.[1][2]

There are three awards: Hampshire Book Award, Hampshire Illustrated Book Award and Hampshire Picture Book Award. A fourth award, the Hampshire Information Book Award, is being piloted in 2013.

Hampshire Book Award[]

The Hampshire Book Award is given to works of children's literature published in paperback during the previous year. Around June every year, the final is held and selected Year 8 students from schools across Hampshire attend it in order to vote for the winning book. A celebration event for the award is held in October, and where possible, the winning author is invited to attend.

Winners and shortlists
  • 2019 by [3]
    • by Sally Nicholls
    • Satellite by Nick Lake
    • The Extinction Trials by S. M. Wilson
    • Scarecrow by Danny Weston
    • Refugee by Alan Gratz
  • 2018 by [4]
    • A Dangerous Crossing by Jane Mitchell
    • The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
    • Between the Lies by Cathy McPhail
    • Fir by Sharon Gosling
    • A Seven-Letter Word by Kim Slater

Hampshire Illustrated Book Award[]

The Hampshire Illustrated Book Award is an annual award given to illustrated works of children's literature. The award is judged by children in Year 5 and run by Hampshire County Council's School Library Service. The shortlist is announced in October each year, and the winner in December. An award ceremony is held in March the following year.

Winners and shortlists
  • 2016 by and .[8]
  • 2015 Winter's Child by and [9]

Hampshire Picture Book Award[]

The Hampshire Picture Book Award is an annual award given to works of children's literature published in paperback during the previous year. The award is judged by children in Year 1 and run by Hampshire County Council's School Library Service. The shortlist is announced in January each year, and the winner announced in April. In May 2012, an award ceremony was held for the first time for the Hampshire Picture Book Award.

Winners and shortlists
  • 2019 You’re called What?! by Kes Gray, illustrated by Nikki Dyson[10]
  • 2016 Use Your Imagination by Nicola O'Byrne
  • 2014

Hampshire Information Book Award[]

The Hampshire Information Book Award is being piloted in 2013. It will be awarded to a work of published in paperback in the previous year. The award will be judged by children in Year 4 and run by Hampshire County Council's School Library Service. Ten schools are participating in the inaugural award. The shortlist will be announced on 25 January 2013.

References[]

  1. ^ "Winners of Hampshire book award to be announced". Hampshire Chronicle. 17 June 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Tom Tonkin (June 10, 2010). "Pupils have their say on county book awards". Get Hampshire. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  3. ^ ""Shell" - the well-deserved winner of the Hampshire Book Award 2019". Express FM. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ "The Wavell School - Hampshire Book Award 2018". The Wavell School. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Hampshire Book Award Winner 2017". The Hamble School. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Hampshire Book Award 2017". Thornden School Library. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Hampshire Illustrated Book Award". Castle Hill Primary School. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ^ "SLS News". School Library Service News. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Hampshire School Library Service: Hampshire Illustrated Book Award Winner". Hampshire School Library Service. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  10. ^ "School Library Service". Wherwell Primary School. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Hampshire Picture Book Award". Hampshire School Library Service. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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