Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (Guardian Children's Fiction Prize)

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize or Guardian Award is a literary award that annually recognises one fiction book written for children or young adults and published in the United Kingdom. It is conferred upon the author of the book by The Guardian newspaper, which established it in 1965 and inaugurated it in 1967. It is a lifetime award in that previous winners are not eligible. At least since 2000 the prize is Â£1,500. The shortlist of no more than four books and the winner are selected by three children's fiction writers, almost always including the latest winner. The Guardian calls it the only children's book award winner selected by peers. The newspaper's children's book editor Julia Eccleshare participates in selection of the longlist and thereafter chairs the panel of final judges. In recent years there is a longlist of eight books announced May or June, a shortlist of no more than four announced in September, and a single winner. The longlist is the foundation for a summer program of reading, reviewing, and discussion. The U.K. publishers of eligible books must enter them for the prize with a fee, although the chair may call for submission. The publication year is August to July of the current year, but May, June, and July books must be submitted in advance. Books originally published in another language are eligible in English translation for five years.

Check all the winners of Guardian Children's Fiction Prize presented under Guardian Children's Fiction Prize since 1967 .

Rebecca Stead

Honored for : Liar & Spy

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Almond	The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas
John Green	The Fault in Our Stars
Rebecca Stead	Liar & Spy
Katherine Rundell	Rooftoppers

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Honored for : The Unforgotten Coat

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Frank Cottrell Boyce	The Unforgotten Coat
Roddy Doyle	A Greyhound of a Girl
Jack Gantos	Dead End in Norvelt
Eva Ibbotson	The Abominables

Andy Mulligan

Honored for : Return To Ribblestrop

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andy Mulligan	Return To Ribblestrop
David Almond	My Name Is Mina
Simon Mason	Moon Pie
Frances Hardinge	Twilight Robbery

Michelle Paver

Honored for : Ghost Hunter

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michelle Paver	Ghost Hunter
Morris Gleitzman	Now
Gregory Hughes	Unhooking the Moon
Eva Ibbotson	The Ogre of Oglefort

Mal Peet

Honored for : Exposure

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mal Peet	Exposure
Siobhan Dowd	Solace of the Road
Morris Gleitzman	Then
Terry Pratchett	Nation

Patrick Ness

Honored for : The Knife of Never Letting Go

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Frank Cottrell Boyce	Cosmic
Siobhan Dowd	Bog Child
Jenny Downham	Before I Die
Patrick Ness	The Knife of Never Letting Go

Jenny Valentine

Honored for : Finding Violet Park

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Mary Hoffman	The Falconer's Knot
Sally Prue	The Truth Sayer
Andy Stanton	Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire
Jenny Valentine	Finding Violet Park

Philip Reeve

Honored for : A Darkling Plain

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Almond	Clay
Frank Cottrell Boyce	Framed
Patrick Cave	Blown Away
Siobhan Dowd	A Swift Pure Cry
Frances Hardinge	Fly by Night
Jill Murphy	The Worst Witch Saves the Day
Philip Reeve	A Darkling Plain
Tim Wynne-Jones	The Maestro

Kate Thompson

Honored for : The New Policeman

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kevin Brooks	Candy
Michelle Paver	Wolf Brother
Philippa Pearce	The Little Gentleman
Christopher Russell	Brind and the Dogs of War
Kate Thompson	The New Policeman
Julie Hearn	The Merrybegot
Alex Shearer	The Hunted
Tim Wynne-Jones	The Boy in the Burning House

Meg Rosoff

Honored for : How I Live Now

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Meg Rosoff	How I Live Now
Frank Cottrell Boyce	Millions
Ann Turnbull	No Shame, No Fear
Leslie Wilson	Last Train from Kummersdorf

Mark Haddon

Honored for : The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Almond	The Fire-Eaters
Kevin Brooks	Lucas: A Story of Love and Hate
Alex Shearer	The Speed of the Dark
Mark Haddon	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Sonya Hartnett

Honored for : Thursday's Child

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sonya Hartnett	Thursday's Child
Keith Gray	Warehouse
Elizabeth Laird	Jake's Tower
Linda Newbery	The Shell House
Terry Pratchett	The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Marcus Sedgwick	The Dark Horse

Kevin Crossley-Holland

Honored for : The Seeing Stone

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kevin Crossley-Holland	The Seeing Stone
Allan Ahlberg	My Brother's Ghost
Celia Rees	Witch child
Karen Wallace	Raspberries on the Yangtze

Jacqueline Wilson

Honored for : The Illustrated Mum

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jacqueline Wilson	The Illustrated Mum
David Almond	Kit's Wilderness
Bernard Ashley	Little Soldier
Susan Cooper	King of Shadows
Jan Mark	The Eclipse of the Century
J. K. Rowling	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Susan Price

Honored for : The Sterkarm Handshake

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Susan Price	The Sterkarm Handshake
David Almond	Kit's Wilderness
J. K. Rowling	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Henrietta Branford

Honored for : Fire, Bed, and Bone

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Henrietta Branford	Fire, Bed, and Bone
Jamila Gavin	The Track of the Wind
J. K. Rowling	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Jane Stemp	Secret Songs

Melvin Burgess

Honored for : Junk

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Melvin Burgess	Junk
Jamila Gavin	The Track of the Wind
Keith Gray
Terry Pratchett	Johnny and the Bomb

Philip Pullman

Honored for : Northern Lights

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Philip Pullman	Northern Lights
Alison Prince	The Sherwood Hero
Russell Hoban	The Trokeville Way
Beverley Naidoo	No turning back
Chloë Rayban	Love In Cyberia

Alison Prince

Honored for : The Sherwood Hero

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Philip Pullman	Northern Lights
Alison Prince	The Sherwood Hero
Russell Hoban	The Trokeville Way
Beverley Naidoo	No turning back
Chloë Rayban	Love In Cyberia

Lesley Howarth

Honored for : MapHead

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lesley Howarth	MapHead

Sylvia Waugh

Honored for : The Mennyms

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sylvia Waugh	The Mennyms
Jamila Gavin	The Eye of the Horse

William Mayne

Honored for : Low Tide

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
William Mayne	Low Tide
Terry Pratchett

Hilary McKay

Honored for : The Exiles

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rachel Anderson	Paper faces
Hilary McKay	The Exiles

Rachel Anderson

Honored for : Paper faces

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rachel Anderson	Paper faces
Hilary McKay	The Exiles

Robert Westall

Honored for : The Kingdom by the Sea

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert Westall	The Kingdom by the Sea
Gillian Cross	Wolf

Anne Fine

Honored for : Goggle-Eyes

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anne Fine	Goggle-Eyes

Geraldine McCaughrean

Honored for : A Pack of Lies

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Geraldine McCaughrean	A Pack of Lies

Ruth Thomas

Honored for : The Runaways

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ruth Thomas	The Runaways

James Aldridge

Honored for : The True Story of Spit MacPhee

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
James Aldridge	The True Story of Spit MacPhee
Anne Fine	Madame Doubtfire

Ann Pilling

Honored for : Henry's Leg

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ann Pilling	Henry's Leg

Ted Hughes

Honored for : What is the truth?

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ted Hughes	What is the truth?

Dick King-Smith

Honored for : The Sheep-Pig

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anne Fine	The Granny Project
Dick King-Smith	The Sheep-Pig

Anita Desai

Honored for : The Village by the Sea

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anita Desai	The Village by the Sea
Gillian Cross	The Dark Behind the Curtain

Michelle Magorian

Honored for : Goodnight Mister Tom

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michelle Magorian	Goodnight Mister Tom

Peter Carter

Honored for : The Sentinels

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Carter	The Sentinels

Anne Schlee

Honored for : The Vandal

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anne Schlee	The Vandal
Gillian Cross	The Iron Way

Andrew Davies

Honored for : Conrad's War

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Andrew Davies	Conrad's War

Diana Wynne Jones

Honored for : Charmed Life

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Diana Wynne Jones	Charmed Life

Peter Dickinson

Honored for : The Blue Hawk

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Dickinson	The Blue Hawk

Nina Bawden

Honored for : The peppermint pig

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nina Bawden	The peppermint pig

Winifred Cawley

Honored for : Gran at Coalgate

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Winifred Cawley	Gran at Coalgate
Anne Fine	The Summer House Loon

Barbara Willard

Honored for : The iron lily

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Barbara Willard	The iron lily

Richard Adams

Honored for : Watership Down

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Richard Adams	Watership Down

Gillian Avery

Honored for : A likely lad

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gillian Avery	A likely lad

Samuel Youd

Honored for : The Guardians

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Samuel Youd	The Guardians

K. M. Peyton

Honored for : The Flambards trilogy (1967\u20131969)

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
K. M. Peyton	The Flambards trilogy (1967\u20131969)

Joan Aiken

Honored for : The Whispering Mountain

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Joan Aiken	The Whispering Mountain
Samuel Youd	The Pool of Fire

Alan Garner

Honored for : The Owl Service

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alan Garner	The Owl Service

Leon Garfield

Honored for : Devil in the Fog

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Leon Garfield	Devil in the Fog