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Rules To Enter The Awards

To enter this award, you and your book must meet the following criteria:

The book must be self-published or published by a small, independent or academic press.

The book must be predominantly in English and published in 2024, 2025 or 2026.

We feel the job of The Wishing Shelf Awards is to judge books written and/or illustrated by 'humans', and not 'A I systems'. As such, books 'predominantly' written and/or illustrated by A I will not be eligible for entry.

You must send your book(s) to us between the 1st January, 2026 and the 31st December, 2026. The judges' decision is final and will not be open to appeal.

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Shadow Apprentice
Fast-paced MG steampunk
with an intrepid girl mechanic
by Linda Browne


The Faraway Mountains
A memorable novel about
growing up under dictatorship
Amazon


The Halloween Candy MONSTER
Jimmy teaches the Halloween
candy monster a lesson
Amazon


The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon





THE SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grant Thriller-woman
embroiled in a conspiracy
Amazon


TAILS
A magical story children will
love; and probably adults too.
by WJ Scott


The Gates of Dark Death
A gripping, faced-pace,
Tudor-period thriller
by Alan Reynolds


ULTIMATE OBSESSION
A cracking murder/mystery
packed with twists and turns.
Dai Henley