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OVERVIEW
DAVID FICKLING BOOKS David Fickling’s eponymous publisher is shortlisted for this award for the first time. It secured by far the highest Total Consumer Market sales in its nine-year history, following the success of Jamie Smart’s Bunny vs Monkey series, which is reinvigorating the comic book genre. With Tyger by S F Said (right), David Fickling Books showed its eye for quality children’s fiction.
FARSHORE It has been two years since Egmont rebranded as Farshore, but it seems as though it has been part of HarperCollins forever. The division grew by almost a fifth in a year in which the rest of the children’s market was largely flat. TikTok-powered Holly Jackson was the superstar, as was the Young Adult imprint Electric Monkey, while its audio output stepped up a gear.
SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S BOOKS The 2022 Publisher of the Year had its best ever year in the children’s market, with TCM sales up by 50% from pre- Covid-19 levels. Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A F Steadman (right) and Adam Silvera had a lot to do with that success, and exports, rights and audio sales all rose sharply too.
USBORNE Usborne is 50 years young in 2023, and the consistency of its success is such that it has been shortlisted in 12 of this award’s 13 years. Even by its very high standards, 2022 was a standout, with TCM sales rising 4% to put it in the top 10 of all UK publishers by that metric. In-house titles from editorial director Fiona Watt (right) and her team led the way yet again.
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WONDERBLY Personalised kids’ publisher Wonderbly had another record year, despite weaknesses in consumer spending in its core gift market. Its end-to-end ownership of publishing, from content creation to direct fulfilment, gives it unique agility in the market. Growth in 2022 was strongest in the US, while new Your Big Brother / Sister titles became its fastest- selling series yet.
HACHETTE CHILDREN’S GROUP Hachette’s children’s lists combined to deliver a best- ever year of sales in the TCM. Alice Oseman (above) was the undisputed champion, with her four Heartstopper books all making the all-titles top 50 after a Netflix adaptation. Beyond that there was consist- ent success across the genres plus several big awards, includ- ing The YA Book Prize.
NOSY CROW A two-time winner in this category, Nosy Crow continued its relentless growth in 2022 with another record year. It came from right across the age groups and formats, rather than from brand licences or TikTok bestsellers, and well over half of all sales are now derived from beyond the UK. The year also saw Nosy Crow take big steps forward on diversity and sustainability.
SWEET CHERRY PUBLISHING Leicester-based Sweet Cherry, the 2021 Small Press of the Year, shows there is a lot of life in children’s publishing beyond London, and it worked hard in 2022 to reach young people who may not otherwise access books. Licensed series such as Numberblocks remain its core, and there were partnerships with local schools, libraries, council services and charities.
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