Lobsters Shortlisted For The YA Book Prize
2014 has been a fantastic year for YA - and since being published in June, LOBSTERS has made a splash with readers everywhere. And it seems we're not the only ones that think so, as it's been...
View ArticleTHE TIMES/CHICKEN HOUSE CHILDREN'S FICTION COMPETITION - SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED!
Drumroll please! Over the last few weeks, we've had the very difficult task of whittling our fantastic longlist of 18 down to a shortlist of just 5. With such a stellar longlist, this was no mean feat...
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Love Song wins the Romantic Novel Award!
We are thrilled that Sophia Bennett has won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award for her YA contemporary romance, Love Song – the only YA novel to do so in the Romantic Novelists' Association 57-year...
View ArticleThe Girl of Ink & Stars wins the Waterstones Children's Book Prize
We are absolutely over the moon to share that The Girl of Ink & Stars, the debut novel from Kiran Millwood Hargrave, has won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017! The Girl of Ink & Stars...
View ArticleBeetle Boy wins the Branford Boase Award 2017
We are absolutely thrilled that Beetle Boy has won the Branford Boase Award 2017, along with editors Barry Cunningham and Rachel Leyshon! M.G. Leonard's debut won over the judges against a very strong...
View ArticleM.G. Leonard on Beetle Boy winning the Branford Boase Award
Beetle Boy author M.G. Leonard gives us the gif-filled lowdown on her winning night ... On Wednesday 5th July I went with the Chicken House massive to Walker Books for the Branford Boase Award...
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Two shortlistings for The Island at the End of Everything
It's a double celebration in the Chicken House this week, as The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave scoops not one but TWO major awards shortlistings! We are overjoyed that...
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And the winner is ...
There's been lots of lively discussion this week as our panel of judges gathered to discuss this year’s incredible Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition and IET 150 Award shortlists. The...
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And the winners of the 2023 Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction...
Yesterday was a very exciting day for the Chickens – not only did we host our Big Breakfast event (in which we introduced our industry pals to our 2024 authors) but we also hosted the Times/Chicken...
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