Angus Book Award

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Angus Book Award
Awarded for literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction
Sponsored byAngus Council in Scotland
Date1996
CountryScotland

The Angus Book Award is a literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction. It is awarded by Angus Council in Scotland. [1] 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.

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Honorees

Angus Book Award winners and finalists
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
1996 Sue Welford The Night After TomorrowWinner
Theresa Breslin KezzieFinalist
Melvin Burgess The Baby and Fly PieFinalist
Christa Laird But Can The Phoenix Sing?Finalist
Maggie Prince Memoirs of a Dangerous AlienFinalist
1997 Malcolm Rose Tunnel VisionWinner
Gillian Cross New WorldFinalist
Zoe Halliday Brother Cat, Brother ManFinalist
John LovedayGoodbye Buffalo SkyFinalist
Catherine MacPhail Run, Zan, RunFinalist
1998 Robert Swindells UnbelieverWinner
Lynne Reid Banks Broken BridgeFinalist
Julie Bertagna The Spark GapFinalist
Ann Halam The PowerhouseFinalist
Ian StrachanWhich Way Is Home?Finalist
1999 Tim Bowler River Boy Winner
Henrietta Branford Chance of SafetyFinalist
Melvin Burgess Tiger, TigerFinalist
Annie Campling And The Stars Were GoldFinalist
Michael Cronin Against the Day Finalist
2000 Tim Bowler Shadows Winner
Bernard Ashley Tiger Without TeethFinalist
Gillian Cross Tightrope Finalist
Anthony MastersDays of the DeadFinalist
Jenny Nimmo The Rinaldi RingFinalist
2001 Malcolm Rose PlagueWinner
Catherine MacPhail MissingFinalist
Beverley Naidoo The Other Side of Truth Finalist
Celia Rees Truth or DareFinalist
Hazel Riley ThanisFinalist
2002 Bali Rai (Un)arranged Marriage Winner
Malachy Doyle GeorgieFinalist
Carol Hedges JigsawFinalist
Anthony Horowitz Stormbreaker Finalist
Geraldine McCaughrean The Kite Rider Finalist
2003 Keith Gray WarehouseWinner
Louise Cooper Demon CrossingFinalist
Alison Prince Oranges and MurderFinalist
Malcolm Rose BloodlineFinalist
Nicky Singer Feather BoyFinalist
2004 Alan Gibbons The Edge Winner
Julie Bertagna Exodus Finalist
Keith Gray MalarkeyFinalist
Philip Reeve Mortal Engines Finalist
Malcolm Rose CloneFinalist
2005 Terence Blacker Boy2GirlWinner
Alison Allen-Gray UniqueFinalist
Martin Chatterton Michigan Moorcroft, R.I.P.Finalist
Graham Gardner Inventing Elliot Finalist
Mark RobertsTomorrow Belongs to MeFinalist
2006 Graham Joyce TWOCWinner
Anne Cassidy Looking For JJ Finalist
Chris D'Lacey Icefire Finalist
Catherine Forde SkarrsFinalist
Beverley Naidoo Web of LiesFinalist
2007 Kevin Brooks Candy Winner
Theresa Breslin Divided City Finalist
Alan Gibbons Hold OnFinalist
Sue Mayfield DamageFinalist
Marcus Sedgwick The Foreshadowing Finalist
2008 Kate Cann Leaving Poppy Winner
Sherry Ashworth Close-UpFinalist
J. A. Henderson Bunker 10Finalist
Graham Marks Omega PlaceFinalist
Anthony McGowan Henry TumourFinalist
2009 Anne Cassidy Forget Me NotWinner
Meg Rosoff What I Was Finalist
James Jauncey The WitnessFinalist
J. A. Henderson CrashFinalist
2010 Rachel WardNumbersWinner
Kevin Brooks Black Rabbit SummerFinalist
Gillian Philip Crossing the LineFinalist
Anna Perera Guantanamo BoyFinalist
2011 Keren David When I Was JoeWinner
2012 Kevin Brooks iBoyWinner
2013 Teri Terry SlatedWinner
2014 Matt Whyman The SavagesWinner [2]
2015 Carmen Reid Cross my HeartWinner

References

  1. "Angus Book Award Winners". BooksFromScotland.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. "Matt Whyman wins 2014 Angus Book Award". Angus Council. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.