We’re delighted to present the shortlist for Idea Idol 2025.
These entries will go onto a final round now, judged by Literary Agent Katie Blagden, and a winner announced in the near future.
Good luck to you all, and well done to those who made the longlist but didn’t make this stage – it was might close in many instances!
| Title of Story | Age category |
| Fliss Grey and The Moonlit Dance | Chapter Book |
| Polar Pip: A Yeti, A Plane And A Pizza | Chapter Book |
| Bard To The Future | Middle Grade |
| Rupali | Middle Grade |
| STICK RUN | Picture Book |
| The Alpaca Attackers | Picture Book |
| King Bling | Picture Book |
| Dead Chat | Young Adult |
| SEVEN DISHES TO FALL IN LOVE | Young Adult |
| A Fool’s Prophecy | Young Adult |
| A GAME OF HEARTS AND HEISTS | Young Adult |