BBA & HBWC Administrator
Andrea Reece
30 Winton Avenue, London, N11 2AT
Tel: 0208 889 1292
Mob: 07807 893369
Email: branford.boase@gmail.com
Press Enquiries
Andrea Reece
Tel: 07807 893369 | Email: branford.boase@gmail.com
Asli Jensen
Asli Jensen won the 2026 Branford Boase Award with Love On Sight (Chicken House). Born and raised in West London, she is proud of her cultural heritage, being of Somali and Danish descent. Her writing is an amalgamation of untold stories and unheard voices, including her own. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck University and previously had her work published in Stylist Magazine.
Sam Creighton
Sam Creighton is Literacy Lead at Elmhurst Primary School in Newham, where he has worked for ten years. He has a particular passion for children’s literature and serves on the organising committee for the UKLA Book Awards. He has also reviewed children’s books for Just Imagine. Before becoming a teacher, he worked as a sub-editor and reporter for national newspapers.
Caroline Carpenter
Caroline Carpenter is Children’s Editor and Deputy Features Editor at The Bookseller magazine. She leads on the company’s children’s book coverage, including writing its monthly Children’s Previews, programming its annual Children’s Conference and chairing the YA Book Prize, as well as children’s and YA categories for The British Book Awards and The British Audio Awards. She has also judged prizes such as The Week Junior Book Awards.
Alex Strick
Alex Strick has had a 30-year career in children’s books including senior roles at BookTrust where she managed national projects and served as deputy executive director. She is an award-winning children’s author with a particular passion for ensuring that every child has a voice, a choice and a place in books. Alongside writing, she is currently a facilitator for Reflecting Disability, the Arts Council funded study into representation of disabled people in children’s literature.
