Meet the Shortlisted Authors

Speak Up!
Written by Nathan Bryon, Illustrated by Dapo Adeola
Published by Puffin

Instagram: @NathanBryon  X: @NathanBryon  

Instagram: @dapsdraws  X: @DapsDraws

One Hungry Dragon
Written by Alastair Chisholm, Illustrated by Alex Willmore
Published by Hachette

Instagram: @alastairchisholm  X: @alastair_ch

Mavis the Bravest
Written by Lu Fraser, Illustrated by Sarah Warburton
Published by Simon and Schuster

Instagram: @lu.fraser  X: @_lufraser

That's MY Flower
Written by Alice Hemming, Illustrated by Nicola Slater
Published by Scholastic

Instagram: @alicehemmingauthor Blog: alicehemming.co.uk/

My Mum is a Spy
Written by Andy McNab and Jess French, Illustrated by Nathan Reed

Published by Welbeck

Andy McNab: 

Facebook: @AndyMcNabOfficial X: @The_Real_McNab 

Jess French: 

Instagram: @_jess_french X: @Zoologist_Jess

Adventure Mice: Otter Chaos

Philip Reeve

Instagram:@thesolitarybee X: @philipree

Sarah McIntyre

Facebook: @illustratrix  Instagram: @jabberworks X: @jabberworks

Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions

Written by Carrie Sellon, Illustrated by Sarah Horne

Published by Guppy Books

Twitter: @carrie_sellon

The Tyrannosaur's Feathers

Written by Dr Adam S. Smith, Jonathan Emmett, Illustrated by Stieven Van Der Poorten

Published by Uclan Publishing

Jonathan Emmett 

Web: jonathanemmett.com   X: @JonathanEmmett  Facebook: @JonathanEmmettAuthor  Instagram: @jonathanemmett

Adam Smith

Web: plesiosauria.com/author/   Facebook: @adam.stuart.smith   Instagram: @adamstuartsmith 

Stieven Van der Poorten

Web: stieven.com   X: @StievenVdP  Facebook: @stieven.vanderpoorten  Instagram: @stievenvdp

Lost on Gibbon Island
Written by Jess Butterworth
Published by Hachette Childrens

Instagram: @jessbutterworthauthor Blog: jessbutterworth.com/

Glitter Boy
Written by Ian Eagleton
Published by Scholastic

Instagram: @ian.eagleton X: @MrEagletonIan

The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder
Written by Kereen Getten
Published by Pushkin Childrens

Published by Usborne

X: @glintinhereye