Announcing our CNP Kids Shortlist 2024/25

We are delighted to announce our Cheshire Novel Prize Kids shortlist, 2024/25. This was such a difficult decision this year but out of 1000+ entries from 21 countries, we now have our shortlist of 9 titles:

Marty Hearst's Multi-Hearse – Middle Grade

Gethyn and the Wind Dragon – Middle Grade

Uncle Ulric's Home for Unusual Animals – First Chapter Books

Dark Blessings – Young Adult

A Game of Hearts and Heists – Young Adult

Ripples From Otherland – Middle Grade

The Amazing Flying Hoosengoosen Couch – Middle Grade

An Solas – Young Adult

The Satsuma Street Spies – First Chapter Book

Congratulations to all of our longlisted and shortlisted writers. Our Winner announcement is at 2pm on the 1st of June 2025

Feedback is going out until 30th June 2025 so do check your junk/spam folders and please bear with us.

Thanks to everyone who entered our competition. We cannot wait to reveal our Cheshire Novel Prize Kids Winner to you  on the 1st of June 2025.

See you all soon!

Kind regards

The Cheshire Novel Prize Team