The Concorde Book Award is an annual prize for children's literature awarded by South Gloucestershire secondary school students.[1] It may be compared with the United Kingdom's Children's Book Award, a national children's literature prize awarded through voting by children.[2]
A group of South Gloucestershire school and public librarians founded the Concorde Book Award in the 2007–2008 school year, with the first award ceremony being held in 2008.[3] Each year, secondary school students in South Gloucestershire are invited to nominate a recently published book for the award longlist.[3][4][5] A small panel of librarians selects six books from the longlist to form the Concorde Book Award shortlist, which is announced in early fall.[3][4][5]
Once the shortlist is announced, students may join reading groups at their school or public library to read and discuss the novels on the shortlist, before casting their vote for a winner.[3][4][5] Voting is held on World Book Day,[6] which is celebrated in March in the United Kingdom, though other countries typically observe it in April.[7]
List of winning and shortlisted books
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edit- ^ a b "Concorde Book Award 2020". South Gloucestershire Council. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Children's Book Award | Federation of Children's Book Groups". Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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- ^ a b c d "Concorde2019". concorde2019.edublogs.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Concorde Book Award 2018 | For schools and libraries in South Gloucestershire". concorde2018.edublogs.org. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Sims, Aaron. "Fantasy novel wins South Gloucestershire children's book prize". Gazette Series. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". World Book Day. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Two authors share first place at Concorde Book Award 2019". Newsroom. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Fantasy fiction novel scoops Concorde Book Award 2018". South Gloucestershire Newsroom. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Civil rights novel scoops Concorde Book Award 2017". Newsroom. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Concorde Book Award 2017 | For schools and libraries in South Gloucestershire". concorde2017.edublogs.org. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Futuristic thriller wins Concorde Book Award". South Gloucestershire Council. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Concorde Book Award 2016 | For schools and libraries in South Gloucestershire". concorde2016.edublogs.org. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Dystopian novel wins 2015 Concorde Book Award". South Gloucestershire Council. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "The Concorde Book Award 2015 | Our blog about this year's shortlisted books". concorde2013.edublogs.org. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Futuristic thriller scoops Concorde Book Award". South Gloucestershire Council. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Youngsters pick the winner in local literary award". South Gloucestershire Council. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Concorde Book Award | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Concorde Book Award Short List | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.