| The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Shortlist. 8th September 2003. |
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Three titles have been dropped from the original Guardian Longlist - Keith Gray, Marcus Sedgwick and Jean Ure were the disappointed authors. This now leaves a shortlist of only four, all of whom will be anxiously awaiting the winners announcement on October 4th. |
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year's judges are: children's laureate Michael Morpurgo, Philip Ardagh,
creator of the bestselling Eddie Dickens trilogy, and Malorie Blackman,
author of Pig-Heart Boy. The panel is chaired by Julia Eccleshare, Guardian children's books editor. |
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Julia Eccleshare, the Guardian children's books editor and chair of the panel of judges, said of the longlist; "...the inclusion of these new voices marks a step forward, as it challenges children to examine the prejudices of society and offers them an ever-widening understanding of the varied world in which they find themselves." |
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Shortlist |
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The
Fire-Eaters - David Almond |
Lucas
- Kevin Brooks |
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The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon |
The
Speed of the Dark - Alex Shearer |
More
information about the award can be found on the Guardian
web site, at http://books.guardian.co.uk/guardianchildrensprize2003/0,13696,989688,00.html |
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