Redbridge Book Awards

September
Redbridge Schools Library Service invites all schools in the Borough to take part.

November
School librarians, teachers and library staff select a long list of 10 children’s titles and 10 teen titles from books that have been published in the UK in the current year and aren’t sequels.

January
Sets of the long list titles are sent to each participating school and library reading groups. Students chosen to take part are encouraged to read and discuss which books are their favourites and reasons for their choices.

March
Schools send in a list of their top 8 children’s and 8 teen books and the shortlist is announced.

May
Final voting on the shortlist.  Winners and runners-up invited to the ceremony.

June – Awards Ceremony
All the participating schools and groups get together for a celebration of reading. The shortlisted authors are invited along to meet the students who have chosen their books.

There is a question and answer session and the opportunity for students to get signed copies of the shortlisted titles and meet the authors whose books they have voted for.

The winning authors are presented with their award.

Children’s Book Award

Matt Goodfellow – The Final Year (2024)

S F Said – Tyger (2023)

B.B. Alston – Amari and the Night Brothers (2022)
Kereen Getten – When Life gives you Mangoes (2021)
Onjali Q. Rauf – The Star Outside my Window (2020)
Onjali Rauf – The Boy at the Back of the Class (2019)
Helena Duggan – A Place Called Perfect (2018)
Christopher Edge – The Many Worlds of Albie Bright (2017)
Ali Sparkes – Car-jacked (2016)
Holly Black & Cassandra Clare – The Iron Trial (2015)
Sharon Gosling – The Diamond Thief (2014)
Morris Gleitzman – After (2013)
Sita Brahmachari – Artichoke Hearts (2012)
Cathy Cassidy – Cherry Crush (2011)
Suzanne LaFleur – Love Aubrey (2010)
Cathy Cassidy – Ginger Snaps (2009)
Cathy Cassidy – Lucky Star (2008)
Morris Gleitzman – Once (2007)
Anthony Horowitz – Raven’s Gate (2006)
Anthony Horowitz – Scorpia (2004/5)
Jean Ure – Bad Alice (2003)

Teenage Book Award

Kika Hatzopoulou – Threads That Bind (2024)

Samira Ahmed – Hollow Fires (2023)

Faridah Abike-Iyimide – Ace of Spades (2022)
Karen McManus – The Cousins (2021)
Holly Jackson – A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (2020)
Malcolm Duffy – Me Mam. Me Dad. Me (2019)
Marie Lu – Warcross (2018)
Cecila Ahern – Flawed (2017)
Sarah Crossan – One (2016)
E Lockhart – We Were Liars (2015)
Kevin Brooks – The Bunker Diary (2014)
Sufiya Ahmed – Secrets of the Henna Girl (2013)
Cat Clarke – Entangled (2012)
Malorie Blackman – Boys Don’t Cry (2011)
Suzanne Collins – The Hunger Games (2010)
Anne Cassidy – Forget Me Not (2009)
Alice Kuipers – Life on the Refrigerator Door (2008)
Tim Bowler – Frozen Fire (2007)
Darren Shan – Lord Loss (2006)
Bali Rai – Rani and Sukh (2004/5)