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==Frances Lincoln Publishers==
 
In 1977, Frances went out on her own as an independent publisher/packager, publishing both under her own name and in co-editions. The firm she founded continued as Frances Lincoln Publishers, based in London, until 2018.<ref name="about-us">{{cite web| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213080345/http://www.franceslincoln.com/About%20Us | title=About Us | website=franceslincoln.com | publisher=[[Archive.org]] | date=2010 | access-date=9 October 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Richardson 2018">{{cite news |last1last=Richardson |first1first=Tim |title=Frances Lincoln closure marks end of an era for cultivated garden writing |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardening-events/frances-lincoln-closure-marks-end-era-cultivated-garden-writing/ |access-date=22 October 2021 |date=10 February 2018}}</ref> The firm was known for the list of illustrated gardening books it published, and for the illustrated children's books that it published, many of which won awards and prizes.<ref name="Richardson 2018"/>
In August 2011, [[The Quarto Group]] acquired Frances Lincoln Publishers for £4.5 million,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/quarto-snaps-frances-lincoln | title=Quarto Snaps-up Frances Lincoln | first=Graeme | last=Neill |work=The Bookseller |date=16 August 2011 | access-date=4 February 2016 }}</ref> making it the [[The Quarto Group#Imprints|''Frances Lincoln Children's Book'' imprint]]. The firm was known for the list of illustrated gardening books it published, and for its illustrated children's books.<ref name="Richardson 2018"/> Among these were David Litchfield's ''The Bear and the Piano'', which won the 2016 [[Waterstones]] Children's Book Prize for Illustrated Books,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/mar/17/david-solomans-wins-waterstones-prize-with-superhero-story | title=David Solomons wins Waterstones prize with superhero story | last=Pauli | first=Michelle | date=17 March 2016 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref> and Lizzy Stewart's ''There's a Tiger in the Garden'', which won the same prize in 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/30/waterstones-childrens-book-prize-kiran-millwood-hargraves-the-girl-of-ink-and-stars | title=Waterstones children's book prize goes to 'mesmerising' debut adventure story | last=Kean |first=Danuta |date=30 March 2017 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>
 
In August 2011, [[The Quarto Group]] acquired Frances Lincoln Publishers for £4.5 million.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/quarto-snaps-frances-lincoln | title=Quarto Snaps-up Frances Lincoln | first=Graeme | last=Neill |work=The Bookseller |date=16 August 2011 | access-date=4 February 2016 }}</ref> The [[The Quarto Group#Imprints|''Frances Lincoln Children's Book'' imprint]] was created and this has won awards:
 
* 2016 [[Waterstones]] Children’s Book Prize – Illustrated Book: ''The Bear and the piano'', by David Litchfield.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/mar/17/david-solomans-wins-waterstones-prize-with-superhero-story | title=David Solomons wins Waterstones prize with superhero story|last=Pauli|first=Michelle| date=17 March 2016 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>
* 2017 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize – Illustrated Book: ''There’s a tiger in the garden'', by Lizzy Stewart.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/30/waterstones-childrens-book-prize-kiran-millwood-hargraves-the-girl-of-ink-and-stars | title=Waterstones children's book prize goes to 'mesmerising' debut adventure story | last=Kean|first=Danuta|date=30 March 2017 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>
 
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