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Well, that was tough! The longlist this year was super strong – so strong, in fact, that we couldn’t bear to whittle it down to only five titles.

This year we have an even split between YA and MG. From twins separated at birth to football in space, there’s mystery and history, the quirky and the heartfelt.

1. A Celestial Family – Meena Mistry
2. Chance and the Seventh Son – Anna Hattersley
3. The Corner Shop on Apocalypse Street – Tommy Finlayson
4. Earth Elite – Alan Joyce
5. The Wandering – Melissa Catena
6. You Have Selected Power Drive – Lucas Maxwell

Huge congratulations to our shortlisted authors. To anyone who was longlisted but didn’t reach the shortlist, never fear: we’ll be providing you with a handy reader’s report with some feedback from our team. Now, it’s over to our fantastic panel of judges to decide on the winners. We’ll be announcing the result at the end of November as well as opening next year’s competition. Watch this space!