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Editors line up for Branford Boase award
06.05.08 Caroline Horn
The shortlist for the Branford Boase award has been announced and includes the following titles: Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke, edited by Averil Whitehouse (Walker); Nathan Fox by L Brittney, edited by Rachel Denwood (Macmillan); Waves by Sharon Dogar, edited by Barry Cunningham (Chicken House); Before I Die by Jenny Downham, edited by David Fickling (DFB); Door of No Return by Sarah Mussi, edited by Beverly Birch (Hodder); Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine, edited by Stella Paskins (HarperCollins).
The annual Branford Boase Award recognises promising book for seven year-olds and upwards by a first-time novelist, and the role of the editor.
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