Since 2009 no fewer than 176 authors have had their books shortlisted. You can see them all listed below - who has appeared most often? (The year indicates the year of the award, not the year of publication.) Books which have won the award are shown in bold.

• L J Adlington: The Glittering Eye (2010)
• Sophie Anderson: The House with Chicken Legs (2019)
• Catherine Barter: Troublemakers (2018)
• Andrew Beasley: The Claws of Evil (2014)
• Martyn Bedford: Flip (2012)
• Zillah Bethell: The Extraordinary Colours of Auden Dare (2018)
• Rachel Billington: Poppy's Hero (2013)
• Peter Jay Black: Urban Outlaws (2015)
• Malorie Blackman: Boys Don't Cry (2011)
• Holly Bourne: The Manifesto on How to be Interesting (2015)
• Tim Bowler: Playing Dead (2009)
• Frank Cottrell Boyce: Cosmic (2009)
• Sarah Rees Brennan: The Demon's Lexicon (2010)
• Andy Briggs: Council of Evil (2009)
• Alice Broadway: Ink (2018)
• Kevin Brooks: Black Rabbit Summer (2009)
• Celia Bryce: Anthem for Jackson Dawes (2014)
• Peter Bunzl: Cogheart (2017)
• Melvin Burgess: The Lost Witch (2019)
• Stephanie Burgis: The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart (2018)
• Elen Caldecott: How Ali Ferguson Saved Houdini (2011), The Great Ice-Cream Heist (2014)
• Steven Camden: Tape (2015)
• Rachel Campbell-Johnston: The Child's Elephant (2014)
• Emma Carroll: Letters from the Lighthouse (2018)
• Sally Christie: The Icarus Show (2017)
• Lucy Christopher: The Killing Woods (2014), Stolen (2010)
• Cat Clarke: The Lost and the Found (2016)
• Steve Cole: Invisible Inc. (2017)
• Jo Cotterill: A Library of Lemons (2017)
• Gillian Cross: After Tomorrow (2014)
• Sarah Crossan: One (2016)
• Mel Darbon: Rosie Loves Jack (2019)
• Keren David: Salvage (2015)
• Katie Davies: The Great Hamster Massacre (2011)
• Ben Davis: The Private Blog of Joe Cowley (2015)
• Narinder Dhami: Bang, Bang, You're Dead (2010)
• Emily Diamand: Ways to See a Ghost (2014)
• Julia Donaldson: Running on the Cracks (2010)
• Siobhan Dowd: The London Eye Mystery (2009)
• Jenny Downham: Before I Die (2009)
• Paul Dowswell: Sektion 20 (2012)
• Lisa Drakeford: The Crash (2018)
• Kerry Drewery: A Brighter Fear (2013)
• Phil Earle: Saving Daisy (2013), Demolition Dad (2016)
• T S Easton: Girls Can't Hit (2018)
• T. S. Easton: Boys Don't Knit (2015)
• Christopher Edge: The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day (2019)
• Jane Elson: A Room Full of Chocolate (2015)
• Maz Evans: Who Let the Gods Out? (2018)
• Kieran Fanning: The Black Lotus (2016)
• Natasha Farrant: The Children of Castle Rock (2019)
• Liz Flanagan: Dragon Daughter (2019), Eden Summer (2017)
• Teresa Flavin: The Blackhope Enigma (2011)
• C J Flood: Infinite Sky (2014)
• Janet Foxley: Muncle Trogg (2012)
• Pauline Francis: A World Away (2009)
• David Gatward: The Dead (2011)
• Alan Gibbons: Scared to Death (2009), The Trap (2017)
• Julia Golding: Mel Foster and the Demon Butler (2016)
• Harriet Goodwin: Gravenhunger (2012)
• Candy Gourlay: Tall Story (2011), Bone Talk (2019)
• Helen Grant: The Glass Demon (2011)
• Caroline Green: Cracks (2013)
• Simon James Green: Noah Can't Even (2018)
• Karen Gregory: Countless (2018)
• M A Griffin: Payback (2019)
• Matt Haig: Shadow Forest (2009), Echo Boy (2015), The Radleys (2011)
• Rachel Hamilton: The Case of the Exploding Loo (2015)
• Sarah Hammond: The Night Sky in my Head (2013)
• Charlotte Haptie: Granny Grabbers' Whizz Bang World (2013)
• Vashti Hardy: Brightstorm (2019)
• Kiran Millwood Hargrave: The Girl of Ink and Stars (2017)
• M G Harris: Invisible City (2009)
• A. F. Harrold: The Imaginary (2015)
• Sam Hawksmoor: The Repossession (2013)
• Julie Hearn: Wreckers (2012)
• Lisa Heathfield: Seed (2016)
• J A Henderson: Colony (2010)
• Sam Hepburn: If You Were Me (2016)
• Chris Higgins: A Perfect Ten (2009)
• F E Higgins: The Eyeball Collector (2010)
• Christopher William Hill: Osbert the Avenger (2014)
• Will Hill: Department 19 (2012)
• Fleur Hitchcock: Murder in Midwinter (2017)
• Edward Hogan: Daylight Saving (2013)
• L P Howarth: Bodyswap: The Boy who was 84 (2010)
• Tom Hoyle: Thirteen (2015)
• Leo Hunt: 13 Days of Midnight (2016)
• William Hussey: Dawn of the Demontide (2011)
• Curtis Jobling: Rise of the Wolf (2012), Max Helsing, Monster Hunter (2017)
• Penny Joelson: I Have No Secrets (2018)
• Catherine Johnson: A Nest of Vipers (2009)
• Jane Johnson: Gold Seekers (2012)
• Pete Johnson: The TV Time Travellers (2010)
• Gareth P Jones: Death or Ice Cream? (2017)
• Damian Kelleher: Life, Interrupted (2010)
• Ally Kennen: Quarry (2012)
• Jeff Kinney: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2009)
• Elizabeth Laird: Welcome to Nowhere (2018)
• Nick Lake: Hostage Three (2014)
• Tanya Landman: Mondays are Murder (2010)
• Patrice Lawrence: Orangeboy (2017)
• M. G. Leonard: Beetle Boy (2017)
• Gill Lewis: Sky Hawk (2012), Gorilla Dawn (2016)
• Rob Lloyd Jones: Wild Boy (2014)
• Tim Lott: How to Be Invisible (2014)
• Mark Lowery: Socks are not Enough (2013)
• Sophie McKenzie: Time Train to the Blitz (2011), Blood Ties (2009)
• Paul Magrs: Diary of a Doctor Who Addict (2011)
• Gemma Malley: The Declaration (2009)
• Zoë Marriott: Shadows on the Moon (2012)
• Conrad Mason: The Demon's Watch (2013)
• Simon Mason: Moon Pie (2012)
• David Massey: Torn (2013)
• Jon Mayhew: Mortlock (2011)
• Jane McLoughlin: The Crowham Martyrs (2016)
• Fletcher Moss: The Poison Boy (2014)
• Tamsyn Murray: Instructions for a Second-Hand Heart (2017)
• Sarah Mussi: Siege (2014)
• Joanna Nadin: Joe All Alone (2016)
• Andrew Newbound: Demon Strike (2011)
• Andrew Norriss: Jessica's Ghost (2016)
• David O'Connell: The Chocolate Factory Ghost (2019)
• Peadar O'Guilin: The Call (2017)
• Louise O'Neill: Asking for It (2016)
• William Osborne: Hitler's Angel (2013)
• Simon Packham: Silenced (2013)
• Hilton Pashley: Gabriel's Clock (2015)
• Michelle Paver: Gods and Warriors (2013)
• Bryony Pearce: Angel's Fury (2012)
• Sarah Pinborough: 13 Minutes (2017)
• Annabel Pitcher: My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece (2012), Ketchup Clouds (2014)
• Tom Pollock: White Rabbit, Red Wolf (2019)
• Laura Powell: Burn Mark (2013)
• S L Powell: Fifty Fifty (2012)
• Chris Priestley: The Dead of Winter (2011)
• Bali Rai: Web of Darkness (2015), City of Ghosts (2010)
• Alison Rattle: The Quietness (2014)
• Paula Rawsthorne: The Truth About Celia Frost (2012), Blood Tracks (2014)
• Celia Rees: Sovay (2010)
• Katherine Rundell: The Wolf Wilder (2016), The Explorer (2018)
• Christine and Christopher Russell: The Quest of the Warrior Sheep (2011)
• Kate Saunders: Magicalamity (2012)
• Alex Scarrow: Remade (2017)
• Marcus Sedgwick: Fright Forest (2013), The Kiss of Death (2009)
• Dave Shelton: Thirteen Chairs (2015), The Book Case: An Emily Lime Mystery (2019)
• Nicky Singer: The Survival Game (2019)
• Kim Slater: Smart (2015), A Seven Letter Word (2017)
• Holly Smale: Geek Girl (2014)
• Dan Smith: Below Zero (2019)
• Pam Smy: Thornhill (2018)
• David Solomons: My Brother is a Superhero (2016)
• Andy Stanton: The Story of Matthew Buzzington (2010)
• Martin Stewart: The Sacrifice Box (2019)
• Laura Summers: Desperate Measures (2011)
• William Sutcliffe: Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom (2015)
• Steve Tasane: Child I (2019)
• Teri Terry: Slated (2013)
• Emily Thomas: Mud (2019)
• Scarlett Thomas: Dragon's Green (2018)
• Kate Thompson: Creature of the Night (2009)
• Di Toft: Wolven (2010)
• Jenny Valentine: The Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight (2011), Broken Soup (2009), Fire Colour One (2016)
• Steve Voake: Blood Hunters (2010), Dark Woods (2012)
• Mark Walden: Earthfall (2013)
• J R Wallis: The Boy with One Name (2018)
• Rupert Wallis: The Dark Inside (2015)
• Rachel Ward: Numbers (2010)
• L A Weatherly: Angel (2011)
• L. A. Weatherly: Broken Sky (2017)
• Lara Williamson: Just Call Me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy (2018), A Boy Called Hope (2015)
• Lisa Williamson: All About Mia (2018)
• Lisa Willliamson: The Art of Being Normal (2016)
• S M Wilson: The Extinction Trials (2019)
• Katherine Woodfine: The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (2016)
• Chris Wooding: Malice (2010)