We are delighted to announce titles shortlisted for the 2016 Young Quills Award for Historical Fiction. The winning titles will be announced on Tuesday 28 June 2016 and the Awards Evening will be on Tuesday 5 July. Full details of the titles and reviews from our Quills schools will be available online from 31 May.

Shortlisted for Younger Readers

• Flo of the Somme by Hilary Robinson and illustrated by Martin Impey (Strauss House Productions, 2015)
• Whistling in the Dark by Shirley Hughes (Walker Books, 2015)
• Romans on the Rampage by Jeremy Strong (Puffin, 2015)
• The Dance of Death by Andy Croft (Bloomsbury, 2015)
• Apple Spy by Terry Deary and James de la Rue (Bloomsbury, 2015)

Shortlisted for Older Readers

• Bomber by Paul Dowswell (Bloomsbury, 2015)
• Girl on a Plane by Miriam Moss (Anderson Press, 2015)
• The Earth is Singing by Vanessa Curtiss (Usborne, 2015)
• Poppy in the Field by Mary Hooper (Bloomsbury, 2015)
• Daniel by Craig Simpson (Alsvith Books, 2015)
• Crow Mountain by Lucy Inglis.(Chicken House, 2015)