CHILDREN’S PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY: TESCO THE SHORTLIST
BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS Scooped the rare double of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals in 2016.
DK A powerhouse of children’s non-fiction, on digital platforms as well as in print, with media spin-offs including “Star Wars”.
FABER CHILDREN’S Enjoyed double-digit growth in sales thanks to a combination of frontlist YA and backlist.
MACMILLAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS Struck a fine balance of strong fiction and picture books on its frontlist, with adept use of backlist gems too.
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S The TCM’s top children’s publisher last year, with Jeff Kinney and Roald Dahl the leading lights of frontlist and backlist respectively.
WINNER: NOSY CROW
From start-up to the UK’s 13th-biggest publisher in just six years, the rise of Nosy Crow has been one of the most remarkable success stories of recent times in the trade. And after four consecutive years on this shortlist, the company has now gone one step further to become Children’s Publisher of the Year. Nosy Crow’s stats are astounding. TCM sales rocketed
more than 70% in 2016 as it broke into the top 40 of all UK publishers—and it’s the only one of them to record five successive years of double-digit TCM growth. It has become a truly global business too, with rights and exports accounting for more than half of all revenue, and sales to the US, Asia and Australia all doubling last year. In the UK it had a big hit and the Waterstones Children’s
KEY STRENGTHS
◆ A YEAR OF ROCKETING SALES IN THE UK ◆ STELLAR OVERSEAS BUSINESS THANKS TO ENERGETIC RIGHTS WORK IN 30+ TERRITORIES ◆ STANDARD-SETTING MARKETING AND PUBLICITY ON BOTH THE TRADE AND CONSUMER SIDE ◆ PASSIONATE COMMITMENT TO ENCOURAGING CHILDREN’S READING FOR PLEASURE AND DIVERSITY
31. BRITISH BOOK AWARDS - WINNERS 2017
Book Prize winner in David Solomons’ My Brother is a Superhero, but sales have been consistent across the list rather than concentrated on a handful of titles. The Bookseller’s judges admired every aspect of
Nosy Crow’s publishing, including distinctive design, compelling apps and lively social media. They liked its partnership publishing with the National Trust and John Lewis too, and its excellent collaborations with retailers. “Nosy Crow’s growth is incredible—but sustainable too.
It’s not just cashing in on a mega author but making its publishing work across the board,” judges said. “Digital isn’t just an add-on but embedded . . . it’s got a very strong identity and sense of purpose, and it’s now firmly established among the big publishing players.”
Tesco is one of the world’s largest retailers with 476,000 staff, serving millions of customers a week in its stores and online.
SCHOLASTIC CHILDREN’S BOOKS Julia Donaldson and Dav Pilkey were among its bankers in 2016, but it broke plenty of new talent too.
USBORNE PUBLISHING Now into its fifth decade under Peter Usborne and still growing fast in the UK and abroad.
WALKER BOOKS Launched a new Walker Studio list and grew exports and coeditions in 2016.
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