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What makes a Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition winner? Judge and Chicken House Publisher Barry Cunningham – known for signing a then-unknown author called J.K. Rowling – shares his thoughts ...  (more…)

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What winning has meant for Marisa Linton

Marisa Linton won The Times Chicken House Children’s Fiction competition in 2023 – and that winning YA novel, The Binding Spell, is publishing incredibly soon.

A stand-alone contemporary fantasy novel that’s rich with folk horror elements, The Binding Spell launches on May 8th, ...

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What winning has meant for Jasbinder Bilan

Children’s author Jasbinder Bilan won The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition in 2017 with her debut, Asha and the Spirit Bird. Since winning the prize, Jasbinder has written 10 books, won the Costa Children’s Book Award, and has built a full and ...

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