Congratulations to the 2023 York Book Award winner
Rebel Skies by Ann Sei Lin!
Congratulations to Ann Sei Lin, who was announced as the winner of our student judges’ votes during the award ceremony on Friday 24th March, held at St Peter’s School, York.
Six schools from the York area joined us to celebrate the shortlisted books and the students’ responses to them. We heard from JT Williams and Catherine Johnson live on Zoom, and were joined in person by Berlie Doherty, Ann Sei Lin, and Dan Smith.
Each of the authors talked about their shortlisted novels, their writing process, and their inspiration, in a series of fascinating talks, followed by some searching questions by the students.
The student prizes were awarded after judging by the committee, and were awarded to:
Review Prize:
Maisie from Manor CE Academy
for her review of Rebel Skies
Commended:
Daisy, All Saints RC School
Olivia, All Saints RC School
Betsy, Manor CE Academy
Sadie, Manor CE Academy
Kaan, St Peter’s 8-13
Amanda, Vale of York Academy
Creative Prize:
Alexander from Manor CE Academy
for his model of the cottage from The Haunted Hills
Commended:
Clara, All Saints RC School
Henry, All Saints RC School
Lilah, All Saints RC School
Phoebe, All Saints RC School
Toby, All Saints RC School
Robert, St Peter’s 8-13
The winning and commended entries can be seen on the 2023 Student Prizes page.
Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors, all our review writers, and all of the students who were inspired to create their own pieces of art and writing during the award!
York Book Award 