2026
Children's & YA Prize
Winner announcement:
10 June 2026
Shortlist
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Augmented, Kenechi Udogu (Faber)
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How to Catch an Idea, Forest Xiao (Orchard Books)
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My Name is Samim, Fidan Meikle (Kelpies)
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Roar, Manjeet Mann (Penguin Books)
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Supa Nova, Chanté Timothy (Nosy Crow)
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The Shell Keepers, Truly Johnston (Chicken House)
Longlist
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A Taste of Home, Maryam Hassan, ill. Anna Wilson (Hodder Children’s Books)
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Augmented, Kenechi Udogu (Faber)
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Girl, Ultra-Processed, Amara Sage (Faber)
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How to Catch an Idea, Forest Xiao (Orchard Books)
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I Can’t Even Think Straight, Dean Atta (Hodder Children’s Books)
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My Name is Samim, Fidan Meikle (Kelpies)
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My Soul, A Shining Tree, Jamila Gavin (Farshore)
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Roar, Manjeet Mann (Penguin Books)
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Songs for Ghosts, Clara Kumagai (Zephyr)
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Supa Nova, Chanté Timothy (Nosy Crow)
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The Shell Keepers, Truly Johnston (Chicken House)
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Wild Journey, A.M. Dassu, ill. Joe Lillington (Zephyr)
