New Horizons Book Award


The New Horizons Book Award was instigated in 2010 by the School Library Service of Dorset County Council, United Kingdom. The award aims to encourage young people to explore some of the best fiction by exciting new authors. The award is open to debut authors of a fiction book for children aged 9–13. Children attending school in Dorset within the target age group are eligible to vote for the winner.

2010 Awards

The shortlist consisted of five titles:
The shortlist was chosen from a longlist of 16 titles. The overall winner, announced in October 2010, was The Great Hamster Massacre by Katie Davies.