The Lancashire Book of the Year (previously Lancashire Children's Book of the Year), established in 1987, is an award given to works of

children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

, voted for by a panel of young judges. The award is run by

Lancashire County Council Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashire is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes Blackburn with Dar ...

's library service and sponsored by the

University of Central Lancashire The University of Lancashire (previously abbreviated UCLan) is a public university based in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It has its roots in ''The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge'', founded in 1828. Previously k ...

Winners

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Lancashire Book of the Year
official website British children's literary awards Lancashire Awards established in 1986 1986 establishments in the United Kingdom