Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2015

Hot on the heels of winning the International Book Week’s children’s fiction award, Sally Nicholls’s AN ISLAND OF OUR OWN has been longlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Described by one of this year’s judges Natasha Farrant as “a perfectly crafted book”, AN ISLAND OF OUR OWN joins Kate Saunders’ FIVE CHILDREN ON THE WESTERN FRONT on the eight-strong list.

FIVE CHILDREN ON THE WESTERN FRONT, the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award earlier this year, was described by another of this year's judges, Jenny Valentine, as "by turns witty, nostalgic, magical, brave and deeply moving".

This year's prize will be judged by authors Piers Torday, Jenny Valentine and Natasha Farrant, and chaired by Guardian children's books editor Julia Eccleshare. The winner of the prize will be announced on 19th November.