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@branfordboaseaward.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:48 AM

Meet the judges #BranfordBoaseAward 2027🎉2026 winner Asli Jensen, Caroline Carpenter, Children's Ed & Deputy Features Ed @thebookseller.com; Sam Creighton, Literacy Lead Elmhurst Primary School & @uklitassociation.bsky.social Alex Strick Reflecting Disability
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Graphic highlighting the 2027 judges for the Branford Boase Award awarded to the author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children. Sponsors are ALCS and Walker Books. The judges are: winning author of the 2026 Branford Boase Award Asli Jensen. She will be joined by children’s book experts, Caroline Carpenter, Children's Editor and Deputy Features Editor at The Bookseller magazine; Sam Creighton, Literacy Lead at Elmhurst Primary School in Newham and part of the UKLA Book Awards team; and Alex Strick, a facilitator for Reflecting Disability, the Arts Council funded study into representation of disabled people in children’s literature.

@branfordboaseaward.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 3:02 PM

Submissions are open for #BranfordBoaseAward 2027. In memory of author Henrietta Branford & her editor Wendy Boase, supported by @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
& @alcs.co.uk, it recognises author & editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children.

branfordboaseaward.org.uk/submission-i...

Graphic announcing that the 2027 Branford Boase Award is open for submissions. The Branford Boase Award is presented to author and editor of the year's outstanding debut novel for children and young people. Criteria and submission information can be found at https://branfordboaseaward.org.uk/submission-information/

@branfordboaseaward.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 5:17 PM

Excited about this! Congratulations to Danielle Jawando, a #BranfordBoaseAward favourite 👏

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