The Times/Chicken House 2025 Shortlist is Here!
Phew, 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.
YA won us over this year, with 5 YA titles and 1 Middle Grade making the shortlist.
The Fane and the Fruit Wagon by Olive M. Morris
The Less-Than-Perfect of Jaya Kapoor by Shefali Kharabanda
Nothing Good Happens After Midnight by Hannah Nathan
Secret Wolf by Beth Holland
Skelly Boy by George Wigzell
The Wrangler’s Daughter by Marianna Shek
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 is over to our fantastic panel of judges to decide on the winners. We’ll be announcing the result in November as well as opening next year’s competition. Watch this space!
