Winners 2023
Below is a list of the 2023 WINNERS in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The children's books were read and judged by children in 8 UK primary and secondary schools, the adult books by 2 Reading Groups, 1 in London and 1 in Stockholm. The books were marked according to EDITING, THEME, STYLE, COVER and, in the case of many of the children's books, ILLUSTRATIONS.
Jump straight to:
- Category 1: Pre-school picture books
- Category 2: Books for 6 - 8 year olds
- Category 3: Books for 9 - 12 year olds
- Category 4: Books for Teenagers
- Category 5: Books for adults (fiction)
- Category 6: Books for Adults (non-fiction)
- Category 7: Audio Book - Children/Young Adult
- Category 8: Audio Book - Adult
- Category 9: Best Book Cover - Children/Young Adult
- Category 10: Best Book Cover - Adult
If you happen to be looking for a good read, the readers at The Wishing Shelf Awards thoroughly recommend the following:
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My Year at the Good Bean Cafe
A riveting tale of unlikely
and inexplicable events.
Amazon
RAVEN'S GRAVE Charlotte Stuart
Betrayal and death in
an Alaskan Tlingit village.
Amazon
DEAR JAMES
I know it's been 20 years, but
I needed to tell you I'm sorry
Amazon
THE GRAVITY OF LIES
WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE
WAS BASED ON LIES?
Amazon
A Portion of Malice
A thought-provoking thrill
ride into the apocalypse
Amazon
Dance Along
A curious cat, a magical
mirror & a world of twirls
Amazon
A Good Day and Other...
A wide-ranging collection
of imaginative, funny stories.
Amazon
Perfect Middle Grade Series
Montana and her friends
save the forest animals!
Amazon
DREAMER OF DESTINY
Her dreams are calling to her.
Should she listen?
Barbara Pelham
DRAGONDAH
The Secret Legacy
of Ottillee Bottomly
Amazon
The Third Estate
WHEN THE TRUTH SURFACES
AND THE LIES are REVEALED
Amazon
The Monarchs
"A thought-provoking spiritual
quest" - Kirkus Reviews
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
Hecatomb of the Vampire
5 horror tales link in book 1
of The Dark Rituals Saga
Amazon
AT WARBLE'S BAR
Pregnant Lucy searches for the
father...ADULT FICTION
by Galahad Porter
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
Nantucket Monsters
Island monsters on the sly,
live in the corner your eye
B. LAWSON HULL
CALM POND
TOP 10 BOOK - 9 short stories
for 5 - 9 year olds
Amazon
Clouds on the Ground
Poems exploring natural beauty
and the realm of dreams
Amazon
THE CURIST
Abby Steel hunts an evil
killer. Can he be caught?
Amazon
The Crooked Ladder
It's time to climb...
or die
Amazon
The Day After His Crucifixion
Jesus' women followers
finally tell their stories
by Merikay McLeod
MY SHADOW
A storybook for children
of parents with epilepsy
lulu.com
THE MERMELF
Mystery girl. Mermelves arrive
Dystopian rebellion begins
Amazon
Half a Faerie
A disgraced rockstar falls for
a half-faerie single mom.
by Toni Cabell
Tales Beyond Midnight
Dark, twisty and gripping.
You'll never stop at one.
by Kim Gravell
The One Week Writing Workshop
7 Days to Spark, Boost
or Revive Your Novel
Karin Adams
The Ghost of Neil Diamond
A tribute artist scales
the Great Wall of China.
by David Milnes
The Gates of Dark Death
The story of the last woman
to escape the Tower of London
by Alan Reynolds