Book Award 2006
The shortlist
- David Almond: Clay
- Frank Cottrell Boyce: Framed
- Alan Gibbons: Hold On
- Angie Sage: Magyk
- Marcus Sedgwick: The Foreshadowing
The Winner - Angie Sage: Magyk
The ceremony
The 2006 SCBA ceremony took place at The Lowry on
26 January 2007.
We were very pleased to have four of the shortlisted authors taking part, as well as speakers from eight schools. Some of the speakers took part in a question and answer session with the authors.
Thephotograph shows shortlisted authors David Almond, Livi Michael, Marcus Sedgwick and Alan Gibbons, along with the school pupils who took part in the ceremony.
This year’s winner was Angie Sage for her book Magyk. Unfortunately Angie couldn’t be at the ceremony, but she has sent us a message:
“Could you please say hello to everyone from me and tell them that I am really sorry I can’t make it, but I am working flat out on Book 4 and need all the time I can get, as the deadline looms ever nearer. I am delighted that Magyk has won this award. It means so much when an award is voted for by the readers themselves.
Answers to students’ questions:
Did the ideas in Magyk come to you naturally or did it take you time to work hard and get inspiration?
Both is the answer! I find that ideas do come along as I write, but first I need to really immerse myself in the atmosphere of the place and also I have to step into the shoes of the characters so that I am going on their journey with them. At that point things seems to work. Characters do things that I may not have expected and all kinds of things happen. Writing is a strange mixture of long periods of detailed hard work and exciting ideas turning up unannounced. The trick is to get the balance right—and to enjoy it.
At the present time who is your favourite author?
I love reading and have so many favourite authors: Jane Austen, Rose Tremaine, Mervyn Peake, Helen Dunmore, Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Graham Green, but at the moment I am re-reading E.M. Forster, so I guess it’s him right now. Also a great read, which I re-read at Christmas is Moonfleet by J. Meade Falkner.”
High School Librarians’ Prize
This year, an extra presentation was made during
the ceremony.
Linda Parker, Learning Resource Centre Manager from St Patrick’s High School, presented the High School Librarians’ Prize to shortlisted author Alan Gibbons. Linda explained the reasons behind this prize:
“Alan holds the unique record of having one of his books in every shortlist since the Salford Children’s Book Award began. This doesn’t happen by chance. It is due to the consistent high standard of his writing and its appeal to young readers.
This award is also in recognition of Alan’s enthusiastic support of the Salford Children’s Book Award. Meeting the author at an event like this is an experience pupils never forget, and we thank Alan for his contribution to this.”
The 2006 Salford Children’s Book Award was sponsored, as in previous years, by Salford School Improvement Service and the University of Salford.
This year we also received sponsorship from Borders bookshops, who judged a book review competition and provided book tokens for the winning student and for that student’s school. The winner was Angelina Kelly from Bridgewater School, for her review of Hold On by Alan Gibbons.
Participating schools
This year, pupils from twelve schools read the shortlisted books and voted for their winner. A representative from each school was presented with a set of certificates by Andy Howitt, Assistant Director for Culture and Leisure. The participating schools were:
- Bridgewater School
- Buile Hill High School
- Hope High School
- Irlam and Cadishead Community High School
- Oakwood High School
- St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
- St George’s RC High School
- St Patrick’s RC High School
- Salford City Academy
- The Swinton High School
- Walkden High School
- Wentworth High School
This page was last updated on 06 October 2008
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