After 12 weeks and many hours of reading, our Mega Middle-Grade Competition has come to a close and it’s finally time to reveal our three winners. It’s been a mega pleasure reading each and every one of the submissions and once again we’d like to thank everyone who entered. A big thank you especially to the six shortlisted authors who gave us the chance to consider their full manuscripts. You’re all incredibly talented and the discussion about your entries was definitely lively.

But, the Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency team has finally agreed on our top three…

Astrid Greycloak Versus the Otherworlds by Chelsey Holness

The Doll Twin by Janine Beacham

The Stealth Pigeon by Amanda Thomas

Our three winners will now each have the chance of a one-to-one feedback session with one of our agents to discuss their manuscripts. A big congratulations to you all!