Clifton College hosted the 2025 Bristol Teen Book Awards (BTBA) ceremony at its Percival Library.
School groups from across Bristol and North Somerset took part in a range of activities: literary games; workshops and talks with the authors; and a Q&A chaired by Clifton’s Maria Pointer.
Taking part were students from Churchill Academy, Backwell School, Redmaids’ High School, Bristol Grammar School, Collegiate, Fairfield, Badminton, Orchard, St Bede’s Catholic College, Bristol Free School, and Clifton High School, as well as some Clifton College readers.
The students heard from four of the authors from the shortlist: Rachel Delahaye (Electric Life), Gavin Extence (Finding Phoebe), A.S. Hussain (Desi Girl Speaking), and O.R. Sorrel (Apocalypse Cow).
The Bristol Teen Book Award is acelebration of books and reading, and it’s the students who cast the final vote and decide on the winning book. This year’s winner was Rachel Delahaye for her futuristic thriller Electric Life. Rachel was delighted to have won and used her acceptance speech to urge young people to follow the message of her novel: to go out into nature, experience real life and have a break from screens.