2025Winner
King of Nothing by Nathanael Lessore Shortlist Flower Block by Lanisha Butterfield illustrated by Hoang Giang Bringing Back Kay-Kay by Dev Kothari The Thread That Connects Us by Ayaan Mohamud Mayowa and the Sea of Words by Chibundu Onuzo The Boy to Beat the Gods by Ashley Thorpe Longlist Little Dinosaurs Big Feelings by Swapna Haddow illustrated by Yiting Lee The Hidden Story of Estie Noor by Nadine Aisha Jassat illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat These Stolen Lives by Sharada Keats The Gift by Jii & Nikos Parkes Trepkas It's Time to Hush and Say Goodnight by Chitra Soundar illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat Red Sky at Night, Poet's Delight by Alex Wharton illustrated by Ian Morris |
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2024Winner
Safiyyah’s War by Hiba Noor Khan Shortlist How to Die Famous by Benjamin Dean Wild Song by Candy Gourlay Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore To the Other Side by Erika Meza Geoffrey Gets The Jitters by Nadia Shireen Longlist Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight by Maria Montunrayo Adebisi illustrated by Simone Douglas My Life as a Chameleon by Dianya Anyakwo Poetry Prompts by Joseph Coelho illustrated by Georgie Birkett, Grasya Oliyko, Amanda Quartey & Viola Wang Part of a Story that Started Before Me by George the Poet Story of Now: Let's Talk about the British Empire by Shelina Janmohamed illustrated by Laura Greenan Friendship Never Ends by Alexandra Sheppard |
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2023Winner
When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando Shortlist In Our Hands by Lucy Farfort Rebel Skies by Ann Sei Lin Mia and the Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy Ellie Pillai is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam Dadaji’s Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane Longlist John Agard’s Windrush Child by John Agard illustrated by Sophie Bass Creeping Beauty by Joseph Coelho illustrated by Freya Hartas These Are The Words by Nikita Gill Needle by Patrice Lawrence Onyeka And The Academy Of The Sun by Tola Okogwu The Haunting of Tyrese Walker by JP Rose |
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2022Winner
Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths by Maisie Chan illustrated by Anh Cao Shortlist Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide We're Going to Find the Monster by Malorie Blackman illustrated by Dapo Adeola Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs by Jeffrey Boakye illustrated by Ngadi Smart The Sound of Everything by Rebecca Henry The Crossing by Manjeet Mann Longlist How Was That Built: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures by Roma Agrawal illustrated by Katie Hickey Lionheart Girl by Yaba Badoe Afterlove by Tanya Byrne Luna Loves Dance by Joseph Coelho & Fiona Lumbers Grown: The Black Girls’ Guide to Glowing Up by Melissa Cummings-Quarry & Natalie A Carter illustrated by Dorcas Magbadelo Rumaysa, A Fairy Tale by Radiya Hafiza illustrated by Rhaida El Touny |
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2021Winner
Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence Shortlist When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando Queen of Freedom by Catherine Johnson The GA Picture Alphabet by Nii Ayikwei Parkes illustrated by Avril Filomeno A Fox Called Herbert by Margaret Sturton Longlist Too Small Tola by Atinuke illustrated by Onyinye Iwu The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook Baby Girl by Emma Hill The Little War Cat by Hiba Noor Khan illustrated by Laura Chamberlain Mohinder’s War by Bali Rai Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle |
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