Costa Children's Book Award 2011 - shortlist

The shortlists for the Costa Book Awards 2011 has been announced today. The four contenders for the Children's Book Award are:

Flip by Martyn Bedford (Walker Books)
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Walker Books)
Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans (Doubleday)
Blood Red Road by Moira Young (Marion Lloyd Books)

Read more about the books and authors here (pdf). The winner will be announced on 4 January 2012.

Costa Children's Book Award Shortlist

The Costa Award shortlists have been announced this evening and the nominees in the Children's Book Award are:

* Flyaway by Lucy Christopher
* Annexed by Sharon Dogar
* Bartimaeus: The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
* Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace

The winner will be announced in January. Read more about each title via the Costa Awards website.

Costa Children's Award - shortlist

The shortlist for the Costa Children's Award's was announced earlier today. The contenders are:

Solace of the Road - by Siobhan Dowd
Troubadour - Mary Hoffman
The Ask and the Answer - Patrick Ness
Guantanamo Boy - Anna Perera

More information on each book can be found on the Costa Book Awards website.