Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book Award
The purpose of the Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award is to:
The Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award is for a manuscript that celebrates cultural diversity in the widest possible sense, either in terms of its story or in terms of the ethnic and cultural origins of its author. The prize of £1,500, plus the option for Frances Lincoln Children’s Books to publish the novel, will be awarded to the best work of unpublished fiction for 8–to-12-year-olds by a writer, aged 16 years or over, who has not previously published a novel for children. The writer may have contributed to an anthology of prose or poetry. The work must be written in English and it must be a minimum of 15,000 words and a maximum of 35,000 words. The closing date for all entries is 26th February 2010. The winner will be announced at an award ceremony at Seven Stories, the Centre for Children’s Books, at the beginning of June 2010.
The distinguished panel of judges includes:
The Frances Lincoln Diverse Children’s Book Award is supported by Frances Lincoln Limited and Arts & Business through their New Partners Investment Scheme.
Full details and entry forms can be downloaded from
www.sevenstories.org.uk/stepinside/diversevoices.php
Alternatively, contact the Award Co-ordinator, Helena McConnell by email:
diversevoices@sevenstories.org.uk
Press enquiries to: Nicky Potter Tel: 020 8 889 9735 or nicpot@dircon.co.uk
John Nicoll presents the award to the winner, Cristy Burne.
Takeshita Demons, by Cristy Burne, a potent mix of contemporary adventure and manga-style fantasy featuring demons from Japanese folklore, won the first Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award in April 2009.
Cristy won prize money of £1,500 and is working with Janetta Otter-Barry at Frances Lincoln Children’s Books to publish her novel. Cristy accepted the award at Seven Stories, the Centre for Children’s Books, saying:
“This award is a tremendous opportunity for writers to showcase and share voices and stories from all over the world. I am thrilled that Miku and her adventures have met with such a great response and I can’t wait to share her with a wider audience.”
Follow Cristy at http://cristyburne.wordpress.com as she works with Janetta and the children’s publishing team at Frances Lincoln Ltd. Takeshita Demons will be published in June 2010. Janetta thought the book was so exceptional that she has signed Cristy to write a further two adventures to make a trilogy.
