Kelpies Prize

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The Kelpies Prize is a literary award sponsored by Floris Books presented to writers of middle-grade books set in Scotland. The award is sponsored by Floris Books.

The award was established in 2004.[1] Between 2010 and 2019, the winner received a £2,000 prize, as well as a publishing deal with Floris Books' Kelpies imprint.[2]

In 2019, Floris Books updated the award. Instead of presenting the award to an author who had already written a middle-grade children's book, they presented it to an author who showed promise in the field. As such, the prize included "a year of mentoring with the editorial team at Floris Books, along with a publication deal, £1,000 (about $1,215) and a week-long writing retreat".[3]

In 2014, Floris Books introduced the Kelpies Prize for Illustration, then known as the Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize. At its onset, the award focused on cover design. When the company revamped the Kelpies Prize in 2019, they also updated the Kelpies Prize for Illustration by asking artists interested in a career in illustration to submit potential illustrations appropriate for a children's book.[4] Winners received "a year of mentoring with the Floris Books design team, as well as a publication deal, £1,000 and a ticket to this year’s Picture Hooks conference".[3] In 2022, the award was reduced to a £500 cash prize, with 9 months of mentoring. In 2023, Floris Books paused the Kelpies Prize for Illustration to focus on their Pathways into Children’s Publishing programme.[5]

Kelpies Prize for Writing honorees

Kelpies Prize for Writing honorees
Year Title Author Result Ref.
2004 Mike Nicholson Winner [6]
2008 Tarantula Tide Sharon Tregenza Winner [7]
2009 Magnus Fin and the Ocean Quest Janis Mackay Winner [8][9]
2010 The Angel Ashariel Ritske Rensma Shortlist [2]
Operation Bonobo Elizabeth Spalton Shortlist [2]
Red Fever Caroline Clough Shortlist [2]
2011 How to Make a Golem (and Terrify People) Alette J. Willis Winner [10]
The Really Weird Removals Company Daniela Sacerdoti Shortlist [11]
The Resurrection Spell Roy Gill Shortlist [11]
2012 Nicking Time Tracy Traynor Winner [12]
2013 Attack of the Giant Robot Chickens Alex McCall Winner [13]
Never Back Barbara Henderson Shortlist [14]
The Great Moon Mission Shona McQuilken Shortlist [14]
2014 The Mixed-Up Summer of Lily McLean Lindsay Littleson Winner [15][16]
The Superpower Project Paul J. Bristow Shortlist [17]
My Fake Brother Joan Pratt Shortlist [17]
2015 Slug Boy Saves the World Mark Smith Winner [18]
Drowning in the Mirror Julie MacPherson Shortlist [19]
Monsters M.I.A. Justin Nevil Shortlist [19]
2016 Ruby McCracken: Tragic Without Magic Elizabeth Ezra Winner [20]
The Day My School Exploded (But It Wasn't My Fault!) Alan McClure Shortlist [21]
The Secret of the Tammy Norrie Christine Laurenson Shortlist [21]
2017 The Girl Who Lost Her Shadow Emily Ilett Winner [22]
Lottie Larkin's Magical Mishap Kate Bolden Shortlist [23]
David and the Surprisingly Smart-o-saurus Debbie Cannon Shortlist [23]
2018 The Lost Wizard of Nine Witches Wood Hannah Foley Winner [24]
Haunted Tide Celia Bryce Shortlist [25]
Over the Sea to Sky Robin Scott-Elliot Shortlist [25]
2019 Christopher Mackie Winner [3][26]
2020 Jude Reid Winner [13]
2021 No award presented [13]
2022 Fran Moldaschl Winner [6]
2023 Rebekah Fieschi Winner [27]
Leanne Dymond Shortlist [28]
Bruna De Luca Shortlist [28]
Jonathan Stephens Shortlist [28]
Jacqueline Thompson-Tadrowski Shortlist [28]
2024 Callum Beesley Winner [6]
2025 Tem Rae Wilder Winner [29]

Kelpie Prize for Illustration honorees

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