2023/2024 Winners
Fiction Winner
Ash and the Favour Man
By D Michelle Gent, published by Filament Publishing Ltd
Non-Fiction Winner
Fearless
By Louise Minchin, published by Bloomsbury Sport
Children’s Winner
Baller Boys vs The Bulldozers
By Venessa Taylor, illustrator Kenneth Ghann, published by Hashtag Press
BERYL BAINBRIDGE FIRST TIME AUTHOR
The Burnout Bible
By Rachel Philpott, published by Practical Inspiration Publishing
BEST ACHIEVEMENT
A Girl Behind Closed Doors
By Jessica Taylor-Bearman, published by Hashtag Press
BEST PUBLISHER
Joffe Books
Each new title is edited with passion and each new cover is designed with a keen eye on how the book will reach its readers. Joffe Books have signed debut novelists and well-established authors. Their authors have become some of the most read in the UK, consistently topping the Amazon Kindle and Audible charts for weeks at a time with every new release.
Congratulations to Christina Gabbitas christinagabbitas@poemsandpictures.co.uk whose book Trapped in County Lines published by Poems & Pictures Ltd. is featured in the Winter Collection of the People’s Book has recently been interviewed by BBC TV to discuss the important topic to protect children from the clutches of County Lines. Previously focusing on primary schools, this latest book is aimed at years seven to nine—engaging children during their most informative years. An important and timely read.
Christina is recipient of TPBP Dame Beryl Bainbridge Award in 2017 and TPBP Best Achievement Award in 2019.
All Finalists
Fiction
Ash and the Favour Man by D Michelle Gent, published by Filament Publishing Ltd
Attagirls by Paul Olavesen-Stabb, published by Aetheris Publishing Ltd
Bodysnatcher by Carol Margaret Davison, published by Ringwood Publishing
Burnt Out Secrets by Adam Lyndon, published by Joffe Books
Crossing Over by Ann Morgan, published by Renard Press
Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen, published by John Murray Press
Murder Amongst the Roses by Liz Fielding, published by Joffe Books
Murder in the Parish by Faith Martin, published by Joffe Books
Still Lives by Reshma Ruia, published by Renard Press
The Bone on the Beach by Fiona Gillian Kerr, published by Ringwood Publishing
The Face of the Waters by Tony McKenna, published by Vulpine Press
Non-Fiction
1923 by Ned Boulting, published by Bloomsbury Publishing
A Girl Behind Closed Doors by Jessica Taylor-Bearman, published by Hashtag Press
All My Wild Mothers by Victoria Bennet, published by Two Roads
Coffee First then the World by Jenny Graham, published by Bloomsbury Publishing
Exeunt by Lloyd McDonagh and Salvatore Scarpa, published by Renard Press
Fearless by Louise Minchin, published by Bloomsbury Publishing
Mancunians by David Scott, published by Manchester University Press
Home Waters by David Bowers, published by Bloomsbury Press
Red Closet by Rusam Alexander, published by Manchester University Press
Revolting Women by Lucy Ryan, published by Practical Inspiration Publishing
The Burnout Bible by Rachel Philpotts, published by Practical Inspiration Publishing
The First of May by Brendan McLaughlin, published by Ringwood Publishing
The Rise of Technosocialism by Brett King, published by Marshall Canvendish, Times UK
Understanding John Lennon by Francis Kenny, published by Shepheard-Walwyn
WorkJoy by Beth Stallwood, published by Practical Inspiration Publishing
Children’s
A Headful of Magic by Sarah Morrell, published by Hashtag Press
Grim Falls Academy: Don’t Eat the Soup by Louise Forshaw, published by Maverick Arts Publishing
Mindy’s Journey by James Davison, published by Progressive Play
Mohna Lott by Christina Gabbitas, published by Poems and Pictures Ltd
Tales of the Witch’s Cat: The Puppy Problem by Kirstie Watson, published by Telltale Tots
Trapped in County Lines by Christina Gabbitas, published by Poems and Pictures Ltd