The longlist of 26 books for the annual Branford Boase Award for 2013 has just been announced. The Branford Boase rewards the most promising new writers and editors of books for seven year-olds and upwards. The shortlist will be announced in May and the winner in July. Last year's winner was Annabel Pitcher's "My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece".

Please see our National Reading Awards section for more details.