Winners of the Diverse Book Awards 2023 announced

The winners of the Diverse Book Awards 2023 have been announced, with one winner from each of the four categories announced: Picture book, Children's, YA and Adult.

The winners of the 2023 Diverse Book Awards are:

Best Picture Book: Dadaji's Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande, illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane (Andersen Press)

Best Children's Book: The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger by J.T. Williams, illustrated by Simone Douglas (Farshore)

Best Young Adult Book: When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando (Simon & Schuster)

​Best Adult Book: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy by Marie-Claire Amuah (Oneworld)

Here are the 2023 Winners in full:

Best Picture Book: Dadaji's Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande, illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane (Andersen Press)

2nd place: Nour's Secret Library by Wafa Tarnowska, illustrated by Vali Mintzi (Barefoot Books)

3rd place: Our Tower by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Richard Johnson (Frances Lincoln Children's Books)

Best Children's Book: The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger by J.T. Williams, illustrated by Simone Douglas (Farshore)

2nd place: The Twig Man by Sana Rasoul (Hashtag Press)

3rd place: A Flash of Fireflies by Aisha Bushby (Farshore)

​Best Young Adult Book: When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando (Simon & Schuster)

2nd place: Love In Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello (Simon & Schuster)

3rd place: If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So (Little Tiger)

​Best Adult Book: One for Sorrow, Two for Joy by Marie-Claire Amuah (Oneworld)

2nd place: Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (Viking)

3rd place: The Attic Child by Lola Jaye (Pan Macmillan)

Find out more at www.TheDiverseBookAwards.co.uk