The Royal Mail Scottish Children’s Book Awards, sponsored by TES Scotland forms an important part of the literary calendar in Scotland. Instead of being judged by adults, a shortlist of books published by Scottish writers and selected by an adult panel is put out to children all over the country to judge for themselves.
The nine titles shortlisted for honours in the new awards to celebrate Scottish children’s books are announced today (Friday, May 5).
The inaugural Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books is divided into three categories, with three books shortlisted in each category, reflecting the strength and depth of contemporary Scottish children’s books. The categories and shortlisted titles are as follows:
Early Years (0 - 7 years)
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Little Lost Cowboy by Simon Puttock and Caroline Jayne Church
The Sea Mice and the Stars by Kenneth Steven and Louise Ho
Younger readers (8 - 12 years)
Deep Water by Debi Gliori
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling
The Sign of the Black Dagger by Joan Lingard
Older readers (13 - 16 years)
The Drowning Pond by Catherine Forde
Green Jasper by K.M. Grant
Roxy’s Baby by Catherine MacPhail
The shortlisted titles – all of which were published in 2005 by authors or illustrators born or resident in Scotland – were chosen by a panel of experts from the realms of literature and education. The books will be read by young people in reading groups at schools, libraries and bookshops across Scotland during this year’s autumn school term, with the children themselves voting for their favourite book thereafter.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Monday, November 27 at the new Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. Each of the three winners will receive a cash prize of ￡1,000, with runners-up collecting ￡200 each.
A book review competition for children will run concurrently, with prizes awarded to the best reviews of shortlisted titles, including a prize for the best Gaelic review of a shortlisted book. Reviews will be posted on the BRAW website throughout the judging process. The Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books are managed by BRAW (Books Reading And Writing) in partnership with the Scottish Arts Council and are supported by the Times Educational Supplement Scotland. The awards are an evolution of the Scottish Arts Council Children’s Book of the Year, former winners of which include J.K.Rowling and Harry Horse.
苏格兰儿童图书皇家邮政奖由读书与写作集团（BRAW）和苏格兰艺术理事会主办，泰晤士苏格兰教育副刊协办。该奖由苏格兰艺术理事会年度儿童图书奖演变而来，获得过该奖的作家包括J?K?罗琳和哈里?霍斯。由TES Scotland赞助的苏格兰儿童图书皇家邮政奖是苏格兰的日历中不可或缺的一部分。在该奖项的评选当中，大人们并不能加以评判。由成人审核团挑选出来的书目会制作成一张候选名单，名单上所有的书目都是由苏格兰作家进行创作的。该候选名单将会公布给全苏格兰的儿童，并让他们自行评判抉择。
2006年的苏格兰儿童图书新奖的最后9本候选书目于5月5日出炉。
苏格兰儿童图书皇家邮政奖分为三类，每类包括三本候选书目，反映当代苏格兰儿童图书的力度和深度。本年三类奖项及其候选书目如下：
儿童读物（0-7岁）
朱丽亚·唐纳森和艾克塞尔·谢弗勒的《查理·库克最爱的书》
西蒙·普托克和凯罗琳·简·丘奇的《迷途的小牛仔》
肯尼思·斯蒂芬和路易斯·何的《海洋鼠和星星》
少年读物（8-12岁）
得比·格里奥里的《深海》
J·K·罗琳的《哈利·波特与混血王子》
乔恩·林葛尔德的《黑匕首符号》
青少年读物（13-16岁）
凯瑟琳·弗德的《死寂的池塘》
K·M·格兰特的《绿碧石》
凯瑟琳·麦菲尔的《洛克西的婴孩》
这些候选书目都出版于2005年，由来自文学和教育界的专家小组选出，其作者或诞生或定居于苏格兰。今年的秋季学期，这些书目将流通于全苏格兰的学校、图书馆以及书店的阅读小组，为广大少年儿童所阅读，由他们从中选出自己最喜爱的书目。
11月27日，在爱丁堡新建的“苏格兰讲故事中心”举行的颁奖典礼上，将公布获奖名单。三位获奖人将被授予1,000英镑的奖金，而三位亚军将分别获得200英镑的奖金。同时将举行儿童书评大赛，评选出候选书目的最佳评论，包括最佳盖尔书评奖。评审期间，书评将被摆上BRAW的网站。
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