We’re pleased to announce this year’s longlist for the Redbridge Book Awards 2025.
This year over 200 books were submitted by publishers across both categories. We’ve chosen the following titles for this year’s longlists.
Children’s Award 2025 – Longlist
David Almond – The Falling Boy (Hachette)
Emma Carroll – The Houdini Inheritance (Faber)
Joseph Coelho – Relic Hamilton – Genie Hunter (Walker Books)
Christopher Edge – Black Hole Cinema Club (Nosy Crow)
Mitch Johnson – Toxic (Hachette)
Nazima Pathan – Dream Hunters (Simon & Schuster)
Tom Percival – The Wrong Shoes (Simon & Schuster)
Onjali Q Rauf – The Letter With The Golden Stamp (Hachette)
Radhika Sanghani – The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie (Usborne)
Sam Sedgeman – The Clockwork Conspiracy; Isaac Turner Investigates (Bloomsbury Publishing)
Teens Award 2025 – Longlist
Bernie Doherty / Tamsin Rosewell – The Seamaiden’s Odyssey (UCLan)
Phil Earle – Northern Soul – (Barrington Stoke)
Scarlett Dunmore – How To Survive A Horror Movie (Little Tiger / Stripes)
Ashley Hickson-Lovence – Wild East (Penguin Random House)
A S Hussain – Desi Girl Speaking (Hot Key Press)
Adiba Jaigirdar – Rani Choudhury Must Die (Hachette)
Nathanael Lessore – King Of Nothing(Hot Key Press)
Margaret McDonald – Glasgow Boys (Faber)
Melinda Salisbury – Echostar – (Barrington Stoke)
Andy Darcy Theo – The Light That Blinds Us (Simon & Schuster)
Sue Turbett – Eagle Sister (Constellation Press)
The shortlisting process will now begin, with 20 local schools signed up to be a part of the Awards. The winners will be announced on Thursday 26 June 2025.
Congratulations to all the longlisted authors!