PAST WINNERS 2022
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THE SHORTLIST
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fter being shortlisted in each of the last two years, Simon & Schuster stepped up to the next level in 2022.
It completes an exceptional one-two for the business, which is also the overall Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards. S&S’ children’s division had a best-ever year of
sales and profits, increasing its TCM turnover by a fifth—and by more than half since 2019. Picture books, fiction and audio were all in substantial double-digit growth, and international exports, rights and co-editions hit record highs. While brands like Supertato and Ben Miller were strong, the undoubted highlight was A F Steadman’s Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, the Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year and the top children’s début fiction title. The year also saw S&S look outside its
own business for ways to diversify its output and staffing, including via the Pathways Into
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Children’s Publishing programme. More than a quarter of its books—and a third of new acquisi- tions—came from underrepresented authors and illustrators. There was some excellent outreach and charitable work too, with BookTrust, libraries and Save the Children, among others, plus progress on sustainability initiatives. Authors, illustrators, agents and booksellers
admire the creativity and passion of the S&S team under managing director Rachel Denwood (pictured) and the distinctive personality of their list, which is backed up by superb design and energetic marketing and publicity. “They are not afraid to be bold and different—they are creating trends instead of following them,” one agent said. “Simon & Schuster is doing really great things in children’s books,” the judges added. “It was a strong performance right across the board… and the inclusion work is holistic and wide-ranging.”
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