Nathanael Lessore wins the 2024 Branford Boase Award for Steady For This. Nathanael shares the win with his editors, Ella Whiddett and Ruth Bennett, of Hot Key Books.
Longlist announced for the 2025 Branford Boase Award, celebrating the most talented debut writers for children and their editors. The Branford Boase Award is given annually to the author and editor of the year’s outstanding debut novel for children. The Branford Boase Award is the only award to honour the editor of the winning book, highlighting the importance of the editor in nurturing new talent.
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The 2025 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, the annual competition for young people which runs in conjunction with the Branford Boase Award, is now open.
The competition aims to find and encourage writers of the future, something Henrietta was always keen to do. Anyone under the age of 19 can enter.
This year’s theme for the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition was inspired by the book that won the Branford Boase Award in 2024, Steady For This by Nathanael Lessore. Nathanael’s book is bright, funny, joyful and fresh; it makes readers laugh out loud.
Make ‘em laugh!
The Branford Boase Award is delivered in partnership with the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and supported by Walker Books.
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Andrea Reece
Tel: 07807 893369 | Email: branford.boase@gmail.com