Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray (Puffin) is the 2021 Branford Boase Award winner. The prize is shared with the book’s editor, Ben Horslen.
Witch by Finbar Hawkins (Head of Zeus) was also among the seven titles on the 2021 shortlist.
The Branford Boase award is “given annually to the author of an outstanding debut novel for children.” The author and editor of the winning title each receive an engraved trophy, and the author receives £1,000. Judges were Zoey Dixon, Julia Eccleshare (chair), Scott Evans, Liz Hyder, and Natasha Radford.
For more information, see the Branford Boase Award site.
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A new Wallace and Gromit adventure uses augmented reality to create a “new form of storytelling”, its creators have said as the story launches as a free app.
Wallace & Gromit: Big Fix Up is available on iOS and Android and tells the story of the famous pair’s latest venture to clean up the city of Bristol using their contraptions.
Combining mini-games, computer-generated animation and interactive storytelling, the app sees players become part of the team at the duo’s firm Spick & Spanners, helping them fix and clean up the city in a real-time adventure that takes place over several weeks.
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New Wallace and Gromit game ‘The Big Fix Up’ tasks players with giving a city a makeover using augmented reality
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
18 Jan 2021, 21:04
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
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A HIGH-TECH new augmented reality game lets players fix up the city of Bristol alongside Wallace and Gromit.
Launching today, players of The Big Fix Up take on the role of a new employee at the British duo s latest business venture, Spick & Spanners.
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A new Wallace and Gromit game has dropped on the Apple App StoreCredit: aardman animations
They re tasked with repairing Bristol while taking part in Wallace and Gromit s first adventure in a decade, creator Aardman Animations said.