2021 WRITEMENTOR CHILDREN’S NOVEL and Picture Book AWARDs – THE LONGLISTs

Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s dual awards. We are very proud and honoured that so many of you chose to enter.

We were VERY overwhelmed with the final number of 1361 entries.

We received 447 last year, so that’s a SIGNIFICANT increase. The biggest increase was certainly in the PB award.

More stats on the entries are here.

So, this is why we’ve been a little delayed in announcing. You’ve all been incredibly patient and understanding as you waited.

---

So, to our longlists – well we have 39 entries on the PB longlist and 37 on the novel list, as well as a list of Readers Favourites, which include both entries which longlist and some which didn’t, in the hope, again, that it may provide you with some comfort and encouragement.

In order to make the lists, entries required to get 4 x YES votes from our readers (2 adult and 2 kid readers per entry), so it was TOUGH!

Many of you will receive feedback and have 3 YES votes, so know how close you were, and remember that it’s all subjectivity and luck. Different readers, potentially different outcome.

If you didn’t get any YES votes this time, do take some time to digest the comments you receive and see how you can implement those and get your work back out there once you’ve worked on those.

If you have been longlisted for the novel, please reply to Stuart’s email (which you will receive shortly) with your full manuscript by 11.59pm on Sunday 14th March, 2021.

PB writers, there is no need to resend your text.

And if you’re on the list, as reading is blind, do not mention your title on social media please. But definitely DO celebrate being on the list.

And do remember, whatever the result, you will all have your feedback on the way. (Please allow at least 1 week for this to be distributed. If you are on the longlist, you will not receive your feedback until your participation is finished.)

So onto the LONGLISTS!

Picture Book Longlist

A Snooffle Just Snaffled My Breakfast	Go, Tortoise, Go!	Scarytale	The Helpful Elf
Bamboo Surprise	Goggles the Supercow	Snuggle Snuggle Snore	The Power of YETi
Bubble Bath Brew	Love Makes Room	Spoonicorn	The Queen’s Breakfast
Captain Tangle	Mina and The Giant	Super	The Sneezy Wheezy Dragon
Cat and Moose	Miss Rooter’s Computer	Superfast Sam	The Weirdest In The World
Coronation Chicken	My Super-Duper, Eight-Armed Friend	That Bear!	What’s a Blam Blam?
Creepy Hollow’s Graveyard Bash	Not a Carrot	The Animal Alphabet Shake-Up	Which is Witch?
Cuddle Trouble	Princess Puzzler	The Coin	Wonky Carrot: Escape from the Compost Heap
Daddy, I’m a Dinosaur	Pumpkin’s Fairytale	The Cross-Mouse Tree	Zombie World Cup
Don’t forget to close your book	Ruby’s Mammoth Mission	The Grizzly Beard

Novel Award Longlist

1666	Gully	Sahara And The Amulet Of The Four	The Mysterious Death Of H.R.H.
Angel Land	Hate the Stars	Sisters Of The Fox	The Others
Arcanium	Kindred Spirit	The Amazing Adventure of January Wren and Talkative Joe	The Pic n’ Mix Pop Party Pirates: Jack and the Jellybeans
Birdgirl	Legend of the Stone Circles: Meren’s Mirror	The Art Of Beautiful Scars	The Sum Of All The Gifts
Cats From Outer Space	Maisie’s Iceland Adventure	The Belongsong	The Thing About Giants
Cursed Objects	My Dark Awakening	The Burning	Trev
Dream Dial	Obsidian Heart	The Headhunters of No1 Morphus Place	We Are Fractals
Escape From Nowhere	Railers	The Lord of the Hat	Year 4B and the Attack of the Zombies
For Never Was A Story	Rescuing Mim	The Metronomical Boy
Genji the Ninja	Rossella and the Naughty Nonnas

Readers Favourites

Please note if a title appears twice, it is because more than one reader voted it as a favourite.

And also note that not all readers chose a favourite.

Many of these titles made the longlist, but many didn’t, and so you should feel very proud if yours features below.

---

And to our readers, our adult ones listed below and our 300 or so kid readers, thank you for making this possible. Here’s to the longlist reading next!