Literary award
| Angus Book Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction |
| Sponsored by | Angus Council in Scotland |
| Date | 1996 |
| Country | Scotland |
The Angus Book Award is a literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction. It is awarded by Angus Council in Scotland. The award is decided by the votes of the secondary schools in Angus. The pupils host the awards every year. The ceremony is hosted by a different school each year. For example, in 2007 the award was hosted in Arbroath High School by Christy Scott and Jason McNulty both of which were current third year pupils.
Honorees
| Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sue Welford | The Night After Tomorrow | Winner | |
| Theresa Breslin | Kezzie | Finalist | ||
| Melvin Burgess | The Baby and Fly Pie | Finalist | ||
| Christa Laird | But Can The Phoenix Sing? | Finalist | ||
| Maggie Prince | Memoirs of a Dangerous Alien | Finalist | ||
| 1997 | Malcolm Rose | Tunnel Vision | Winner | |
| Gillian Cross | New World | Finalist | ||
| Zoe Halliday | Brother Cat, Brother Man | Finalist | ||
| John Loveday | Goodbye Buffalo Sky | Finalist | ||
| Catherine MacPhail | Run, Zan, Run | Finalist | ||
| 1998 | Robert Swindells | Unbeliever | Winner | |
| Lynne Reid Banks | Broken Bridge | Finalist | ||
| Julie Bertagna | The Spark Gap | Finalist | ||
| Ann Halam | The Powerhouse | Finalist | ||
| Ian Strachan | Which Way Is Home? | Finalist | ||
| 1999 | Tim Bowler | River Boy | Winner | |
| Henrietta Branford | Chance of Safety | Finalist | ||
| Melvin Burgess | Tiger, Tiger | Finalist | ||
| Annie Campling | And The Stars Were Gold | Finalist | ||
| Michael Cronin | Against the Day | Finalist | ||
| 2000 | Tim Bowler | Shadows | Winner | |
| Bernard Ashley | Tiger Without Teeth | Finalist | ||
| Gillian Cross | Tightrope | Finalist | ||
| Anthony Masters | Days of the Dead | Finalist | ||
| Jenny Nimmo | The Rinaldi Ring | Finalist | ||
| 2001 | Malcolm Rose | Plague | Winner | |
| Catherine MacPhail | Missing | Finalist | ||
| Beverley Naidoo | The Other Side of Truth | Finalist | ||
| Celia Rees | Truth or Dare | Finalist | ||
| Hazel Riley | Thanis | Finalist | ||
| 2002 | Bali Rai | (Un)arranged Marriage | Winner | |
| Malachy Doyle | Georgie | Finalist | ||
| Carol Hedges | Jigsaw | Finalist | ||
| Anthony Horowitz | Stormbreaker | Finalist | ||
| Geraldine McCaughrean | The Kite Rider | Finalist | ||
| 2003 | Keith Gray | Warehouse | Winner | |
| Louise Cooper | Demon Crossing | Finalist | ||
| Alison Prince | Oranges and Murder | Finalist | ||
| Malcolm Rose | Bloodline | Finalist | ||
| Nicky Singer | Feather Boy | Finalist | ||
| 2004 | Alan Gibbons | The Edge | Winner | |
| Julie Bertagna | Exodus | Finalist | ||
| Keith Gray | Malarkey | Finalist | ||
| Philip Reeve | Mortal Engines | Finalist | ||
| Malcolm Rose | Clone | Finalist | ||
| 2005 | Terence Blacker | Boy2Girl | Winner | |
| Alison Allen-Gray | Unique | Finalist | ||
| Martin Chatterton | Michigan Moorcroft, R.I.P. | Finalist | ||
| Graham Gardner | Inventing Elliot | Finalist | ||
| Mark Roberts | Tomorrow Belongs to Me | Finalist | ||
| 2006 | Graham Joyce | TWOC | Winner | |
| Anne Cassidy | Looking For JJ | Finalist | ||
| Chris D'Lacey | Icefire | Finalist | ||
| Catherine Forde | Skarrs | Finalist | ||
| Beverley Naidoo | Web of Lies | Finalist | ||
| 2007 | Kevin Brooks | Candy | Winner | |
| Theresa Breslin | Divided City | Finalist | ||
| Alan Gibbons | Hold On | Finalist | ||
| Sue Mayfield | Damage | Finalist | ||
| Marcus Sedgwick | The Foreshadowing | Finalist | ||
| 2008 | Kate Cann | Leaving Poppy | Winner | |
| Sherry Ashworth | Close-Up | Finalist | ||
| J. A. Henderson | Bunker 10 | Finalist | ||
| Graham Marks | Omega Place | Finalist | ||
| Anthony McGowan | Henry Tumour | Finalist | ||
| 2009 | Anne Cassidy | Forget Me Not | Winner | |
| Meg Rosoff | What I Was | Finalist | ||
| James Jauncey | The Witness | Finalist | ||
| J. A. Henderson | Crash | Finalist | ||
| 2010 | Rachel Ward | Numbers | Winner | |
| Kevin Brooks | Black Rabbit Summer | Finalist | ||
| Gillian Philip | Crossing the Line | Finalist | ||
| Anna Perera | Guantanamo Boy | Finalist | ||
| 2011 | Keren David | When I Was Joe | Winner | |
| 2012 | Kevin Brooks | iBoy | Winner | |
| 2013 | Teri Terry | Slated | Winner | |
| 2014 | Matt Whyman | The Savages | Winner | |
| 2015 | Carmen Reid | Cross my Heart | Winner |
References
- "Angus Book Award Winners". BooksFromScotland.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- "Matt Whyman wins 2014 Angus Book Award". Angus Council. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
External links
- Angus Book Award Angus Book Award