Win all 10 books on this year's YA Book Prize shortlist, plus a £30/€40 National Book Token!
We have five sets of the 2025 shortlist to give away.
The very best in young adult fiction.
The YA Book Prize celebrates great fiction for teenagers and young adults written by authors from the UK and Ireland, with a mission to get more people reading and discovering books. We're giving five lucky winners a set of the shortlisted titles, and a £30/€40 National Book Token to spend on even more books – it's the ultimate prize for book-loving teens!
This year's incredible shortlist includes:
- Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar
- Songlight by Moira Buffini
- Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan
- The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle
- Lover Birds by Leon Egan
- The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald
- The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
- If My Words Had Wings by Danielle Jawando
- Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald
- Apocalypse Cow by O R Sorrel
National Book Tokens are proud to have sponsored Edinburgh International Book Festival for more than 40 years. The winner of this year's YA Book Prize will be revealed in a live ceremony on Thursday 21st August, hosted by author Laura Bates.
The prize is run by The Bookseller magazine in partnership with Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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