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Latest adult, teenage and children book prizes
Book AwardsEvery year there are a number of awards presented to authors and books. You will find these titles available for loan in your local library. Below are details of some of the latest awards that we support. Children and Teenage Book PrizesBlue Peter Book AwardsThe Blue Peter Book Awards invite submissions from publishers for children’s book published in the previous year between November and October. A shortlist of two fiction and two non-fiction titles are announced in December with the winner being announced in March on the children’s television show Blue Peter. Most recent winners of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award2011: Dead Man's Cove by Lauren St John Booktrust Teenage PrizeThe Booktrust Teenage Prize is an annual award given to young adult literature published in the UK. The prize is administered by Booktrust, an independent charity which promotes books and reading. For further information visit the Booktrust website. Most recent winners of the Booktrust Teenage Prize2010: Unhooking The Moon by Gregory Hughes Carnegie MedalThe Carnegie Medal is a literary award, established in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, given annually to an outstanding book for children and young adults. It is awarded annually by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). Most recent winners of the Carnegie Medal2011: Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness Adult Book PrizesOrange Prize for fictionThe Orange Prize for Fiction is the UK’s most prestigious annual book award for fiction by international female writers, celebrating excellence, innovation and accessibility. The winner receives a cheque and a limited edition bronze figurine known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven. For more information visit the Orange prize website. Most recent winners of the Orange Prize for Fiction2011: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht Costa Book AwardsThe Costa Book Awards are a series of literary awards given to books by authors based in Great Britain and Ireland. The awards, launched in 1971, are given for high literary merit as well as for works that convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience.Each year, winners are chosen from shortlists in five different categories namely Best first novel, Best novel, Children's book, Poetry and Biography.One of the category winners is then selected as the Costa Book of the Year. 2011 Costa Book Awards Short List for all five categories:The winners will be announced in January 2012. First NovelCity of Bohane by Kevin Barry NovelThe Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Children's BookFlip by Martyn Bedford PoetryThe Bees by Carol Ann Duffy BiographyThin Paths: Journeys In and Around an Italian Mountain Village by Julia Blackburn |
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