Ten on book of year shortlist

TWO-time winner Kate Thompson is among the short-listed authors in the 15th Bisto Book of the Year Awards.

Ten books challenge for the most prestigious award for children’s books in Ireland, with total prizes of €7,000.

As well as Ms Thompson’s Annan Water, the line-up features a number of illustrators, including Olwyn Whelan for her depiction of Oscar Wilde’s The Star Child and Alan Clarke, Corrina Askin and Emma Byrne for their illustrations in a book of new poems.