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The Manchester Book Award is a project run in Manchester, UK, organised by School Services at the Manchester Library & Information Service; it is funded by the Working Neighbourhoods Fund. The project is currently in its fourth year.

Each year, a longlist of twenty-four children's books is drawn up from nominations by secondary-school pupils, school and library staff, and publishers. To be eligible for the longlist books have to be standalone books (that is, not sequels) published between 1 July and 30 June, written by authors living in the UK. Reading groups in schools and libraries then narrow this to a shortlist of six. In the following January, young people across Manchester start voting for their favourite, either online or in libraries and schools; voting for the 2009 award closed on 5 March.

The winner of the award is announced each year at a ceremony at the City of Manchester Stadium attended by pupils from the 24 state secondary schools in Manchester. The ceremony was compered in 2008 and 2009 by Paul Sleem.

The 2009 award was announced by Coronation Street actress, Julie Hesmondhalgh, on 11 March 2009.

List of Prize Winners

  • 2009 Six Steps to a Girl by Sophie McKenzie
  • 2008 Girl, Missing by Sophie McKenzie
  • 2007 Beast by Ally Kennen
  • 2006 Stuff by Jeremy Strong

Winners, shortlists, and longlists

The following is a listing of all honoured books, including winners, shortlists, and longlists.

Manchester Book Award honorees
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2006 Strong, JeremyJeremy Strong Stuff Winner
Craig, JoeJoe Craig Jimmy Coates: Killer Shortlist
Delaney, JosephJoseph Delaney The Spook's Apprentice Shortlist
MacPhail, CatherineCatherine MacPhail Roxy's Baby Shortlist
Paver, MichelleMichelle Paver Wolf Brother Shortlist
Zephaniah, BenjaminBenjamin Zephaniah Gangsta Rap Shortlist
Adlington, L. J.L. J. Adlington The Diary of Pelly-D Longlist
Ashley, BernardBernard Ashley Ten Days to Zero Longlist
Ashworth, SherrySherry Ashworth Paralysed Longlist
Breslin, TheresaTheresa Breslin Divided City Longlist
Brooks, KevinKevin Brooks Bloodline Longlist
Brooks, KevinKevin Brooks Candy Longlist
Cassidy, CathyCathy Cassidy Indigo Blue Longlist
Cottrell Boyce, FrankFrank Cottrell Boyce Millions Longlist
Forde, CatherineCatherine Forde Skarrs Longlist
Gray, KeithKeith Gray The Fearful Longlist
Hearn, JulieJulie Hearn The Merrybegot Longlist
Higson, CharlieCharlie Higson SilverFin Longlist
Keaney, BrianBrian Keaney Jacob's Ladder Longlist
Morpurgo, MichaelMichael Morpurgo The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Longlist
Shearer, AlexAlex Shearer The Hunted Longlist
Somper, JustinJustin Somper Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean Longlist
Swindells, RobertRobert Swindells Branded Longlist
Wallace, KarenKaren Wallace The Unrivalled Spangles Longlist
2007 Kennen, AllyAlly Kennen Beast Winner
Dunmore, HelenHelen Dunmore Ingo Shortlist
Forde, CatherineCatherine Forde The Drowning Pond Shortlist
Gibbons, AlanAlan Gibbons Hold On Shortlist
Hinton, NigelNigel Hinton Until Proven Guilty Shortlist
Singer, NickyNicky Singer The Innocent's Story Shortlist
Almond, DavidDavid Almond Clay Longlist
Ashley, BernardBernard Ashley Smokescreen Longlist
Burgess, MelvinMelvin Burgess Sara's Face Longlist
Cassidy, CathyCathy Cassidy Scarlett Longlist
Cole, StephenStephen Cole Thieves Like Us Longlist
Cottrell Boyce, FrankFrank Cottrell Boyce Framed Longlist
Cunningham, DavidDavid Cunningham Cloud World Longlist
Golding, JuliaJulia Golding The Diamond of Drury Lane Longlist
Harper, MegMeg Harper Fur Longlist
Horowitz, AnthonyAnthony Horowitz Raven's Gate Longlist
Magrs, PaulPaul Magrs Exchange Longlist
Morton-Shaw, ChristineChristine Morton-Shaw The Riddles of Epsilon Longlist
Nicholson, WilliamWilliam Nicholson Seeker Longlist
Peet, MalMal Peet Tamar Longlist
Sedgwick, MarcusMarcus Sedgwick The Foreshadowing Longlist
Shearer, AlexAlex Shearer Tins Longlist
Singleton, SarahSarah Singleton Heretic Longlist
Skelton, MatthewMatthew Skelton Endymion Spring Longlist
2008 McKenzie, SophieSophie McKenzie Girl, Missing Winner
Brooks, KevinKevin Brooks Being Shortlist
Gilman, DavidDavid Gilman The Devil's Breath: Danger Zone Shortlist
Joyce, GrahamGraham Joyce Do The Creepy Thing Shortlist
Kennen, AllyAlly Kennen Berserk Shortlist
MacPhail, CatherineCatherine MacPhail Nemesis Shortlist
Becker, TomTom Becker Darkside Longlist
Bell, JuliaJulia Bell Dirty Work Longlist
Browne, N. M.N. M. Browne The Spellgrinder's Apprentice Longlist
Cassidy, CathyCathy Cassidy Sundae Girl Longlist
Caveney, PhilipPhilip Caveney Sebastian Darke Longlist
Dogar, SharonSharon Dogar Waves Longlist
Forde, CatherineCatherine Forde Tug of War Longlist
Jones, Robin LloydRobin Lloyd Jones Red Fox Running Longlist
Lassiter, RhiannonRhiannon Lassiter Roundabout Longlist
Lovegrove, JamesJames Lovegrove Kill Swap Longlist
Magrs, PaulPaul Magrs Twin Freaks Longlist
McNish, CliffCliff McNish Angel Longlist
Reeve, PhilipPhilip Reeve Here Lies Arthur Longlist
Richardson, NigelNigel Richardson The Rope Ladder Longlist
Rose, MalcolmMalcolm Rose Kiss of Death Longlist
Sedgwick, MarcusMarcus Sedgwick My Swordhand is Singing Longlist
Valentine, JennyJenny Valentine Finding Violet Park Longlist
Wild, K.K. Wild Fight Game Longlist
2009 McKenzie, SophieSophie McKenzie Six Steps to a Girl Winner
Cassidy, AnneAnne Cassidy Forget Me Not Shortlist
Henderson, J. A.J. A. Henderson Crash Shortlist
Ibbotson, EvaEva Ibbotson The Dragonfly Pool Shortlist
Nicholls, SallySally Nicholls Ways to Live Forever Shortlist
Singleton, SarahSarah Singleton The Amethyst Child Shortlist
Ashley, BernardBernard Ashley Angel Boy Longlist
Cassidy, CathyCathy Cassidy Lucky Star Longlist
Cottrell Boyce, FrankFrank Cottrell Boyce Cosmic Longlist
Doherty, BerlieBerlie Doherty Abela Longlist
Dowd, SiobhanSiobhan Dowd Bog Child Longlist
Forde, CatherineCatherine Forde Sugarcoated Longlist
Golding, JuliaJulia Golding Dragonfly Longlist
Gray, KeithKeith Gray Ghosting Longlist
Hornby, NickNick Hornby Slam Longlist
Laird, ElizabethElizabeth Laird Lost Riders Longlist
Lassiter, RhiannonRhiannon Lassiter Bad Blood Longlist
Le Vann, KateKate Le Vann Rain Longlist
McGowan, AnthonyAnthony McGowan The Knife That Killed Me Longlist
Morpurgo, MichaelMichael Morpurgo Born to Run Longlist
Ness, PatrickPatrick Ness The Knife of Never Letting Go Longlist
Priestley, ChrisChris Priestley Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror Longlist
Richardson, E. E.E. E. Richardson Grave Dirt Longlist
Valentine, JennyJenny Valentine Broken Soup Longlist
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