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:
Sponsored Ads
Alphamind
Embark on a journey into the
depths of the human spirit!
Amazon
Return to Vienna
How SOE worked to free
Austria from Hitler's grip
Amazon
Tilda Finds Her Rainbow
Journey of kindness, courage,
friendship and forgiveness
nicolaalewis.com
Thar She Blows
Brian got swallowed by
a whale. Mom’ll be mad.
www.books2read.com
The Princess and the Spy
A witty and heartfelt
YA fantasy mystery
Amazon
CATNIP
Cosy mystery with catnapping,
murder and a dash of romance.
Amazon
Pure Ink Press
Quality partnership publisher
open for submissions
Pure Ink Press
Finding Karen Black
The heartwarming mother-
daughter reunion story
Amazon
FALSE NEUTRAL
One chance to finally
make sense of it all.
Amazon
AMAZING WORLD BENEATH THE
WAVES Satisfy your curiosity
about oceans
www.barnettauthor.co.uk
The Boy and the Jaguar
A magical Mayan tale
for middle-grade readers.
Amazon
Portraits of a Pandemic
The story of how a microscopic
virus changed our lives.
Amazon
Fenix and the Firework Fliers
Can Fenix save the Fireworks
when a firefly gets sick?
creativemovementstories.com
What Death Taught Terrence
A man reviews life from the
beyond. What will he learn?
Amazon
An Enemy Like Me
A story not only of war but of
love & what we will do for it.
Amazon
The Nephilem
A Sun-soaked setting
with a difference.
www.exquil.com
SEA CHANGE
Gay romance and adventure
on a yacht at sea
Nick Bamford
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
Ghoul of Sherwood
Robin Hood and his men solve
a grisly murder near a nunnery
Amazon
The Puppet Maker's Daughter
Marika protects her family &
orphaned children from Nazis.
Amazon
RIVER WITCH
A haunting, emotional tale
of magic and purpose.
Amazon
Glitching Souls
Award-winning, Mind-bending,
Technothriller
Amazon
Winkle and Aster
Urban fantasy that takes
imagination to its limits
books2read
WHEN JESUS CALLS
A Story of Undeniable Faith.
TWSA 2023 FINALIST
marthagayle
GRAVE SECRETS-Cassandra Aston
The dark fantasy you've
been waiting for
Amazon
Adventures of Beryl and Carol
Award winning, clean teen
adventure for all ages.
berylandcarol
The Book of Wisdom-ish
Adventure begins with
a book. And an A.
Amazon
THE DARK PLACES NOVELS
Paranormal thrillers to
get your pulse racing
kimgravell.com
Truth Was Once Taboo
New humanity, ancient
wisdom: spirituality reborn.
Amazon