And the winner is ...

Posted by Kesia on Wednesday June 27th, 2018

On Wednesday 20 June, at 10.30am, we welcomed a prestigious panel of judges to the Artist’s Residence in London Victoria for our 2018 judging day. (more…)

Meet the judges!

Posted by Kesia on Tuesday June 19th, 2018

Sound the klaxon: the Times/Chicken House judging day is TOMORROW! We’d like to introduce the fabulous judging panel who – alongside our very own Barry Cunningham and Times Arts editor Alex O’Connell – are all set to help us pick the winner … (more…)

Meet our fifth shortlistee

Posted by Jazz on Friday June 15th, 2018

Amy Bond is our fifth and final shortlistee - she's shortlisted for her magical middle grade story Morgana Mage in the Robotic Age (more…)

Meet our fourth shortlistee

Posted by Jazz on Wednesday June 13th, 2018

Meet shortlistee number four, Trudi Tweedie, who has been shortlisted for her YA mystery novel THE LION AND THE UNICORN ...  (more…)

Meet our third shortlistee

Posted by Kesia on Tuesday June 12th, 2018

Just over a week until we announce this year's Times/Chicken House comp winner! Today we're introducing shortlistee number 3: Alison Padley-Woods, shortlisted for her story The Firestone of Avisriel.  (more…)

Meet our second shortlistee

Posted by Kesia on Friday June 8th, 2018

Shortlistee number two is Clare Rees, author of Jelly – a hilarious YA story unlike anything we've ever read before!  (more…)

Meet our first shortlistee

Posted by Kesia on Wednesday June 6th, 2018

It’s only TWO WEEKS until our panel of judges decides on the winner of this year’s Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, and we’re super excited to find out who will win our publishing contract! (more…)

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