Since their launch in 1971, the costa book awards have recognised a wide range of excellent books across all genres, celebrating the talents of authors and poets from the uk and ireland. One of the winning books is then named costa book of the year with a further. The costa book awards category winners for 2017 were announced on 2 january 2018. Sally rooney is the youngest author to win the costa novel. Gothic romance featuring twisted love affair wins costa. A lawyerturnedwriter has scooped a major book award. S ara collins, 47, won the prize for best first novel in the costa book awards winners are also awarded in the novel. Set during the first world war, it is as perfect a novel as you could ever want to read, according to judges. Sara collins, a former lawyer, won the costa first novel award for her debut, the confessions of frannie langton, a gothic romance about the. Sara collins, 47, won the prize for best first novel in the costa book awards. The 2018 category winners and what the judges had to say the countdown is on for the final book of the year award, which carries a. The volunteer by jack fairweather since 1971 the costa book awards have delighted and dazzled readers by picking the most enjoyable books published each year for five category shortlists first novel, novel, biography, poetry and childrens book.
Winners are also awarded in the novel, biography, poetry and childrens book categories. Costa book awards 2019 winners revealed the irish times. The five category winners first novel, novel, biography, poetry and childrens book. Costa book awards, series of annual literary awards given to writers resident in the. Uniquely, the prize has five categories first novel, novel, biography, poetry and childrens book with one of the five winning books selected as the overall costa book of the year. Established by whitbread plc in 1971 and known as the whitbread awards, they were rebranded the costa awards in 2006. To be eligible for the 2019 costa book awards, books must have been first published in the uk or ireland between november 1st, 2018 and october 31, 2019 and their authors resident there for. Current and historical winners of the costa book awards, with links to further information at bookbrowse. We take a look at how and why sally rooney is the youngest author to win the costa novel award. The costa childrens book award, won in the past by philip pullman, was taken this year by hilary mckays the skylarks war. Candice cartywilliams muchlauded debut novel queenie was included in the 2019 costa first novel award shortlist, while jonathan coes brexitinspired middle england features in the 2019 costa. Boardman tasker prize for mountain literature ibrowsebooks. The costa book awards honour some of the most outstanding books of the year. Costa is a uk based coffee shop chain owned by whitbread plc.
Costa book award winners by year, costa book awards. She is now in the running for the overall prize of 2018 costa book of the year, competing with the winners of four other categories recognized by the awards. Costa book awards 2019 shortlists announced front row has revealed the shortlists for the 2019 costa book awards, with established favourites and literary newcomers among those nominated. Instead, a childrens book of the year was selected. Orwell prize for political fiction winners, shortlists and longlists. The costa book awards is one of the uks most prestigious and popular literary prizes and recognises some of. Novel award, first novel award, biography award, poetry award and childrens book award winners. Dempsey, a writer and teacher, whos won the 2019 costa short story award. First novel, novel, biography, poetry and childrens book.
485 107 90 44 330 1435 1310 1407 1631 693 664 804 581 1298 1243 50 291 229 217 84 609 1548 1518 526 1 913 281 186 179 22 1527 594 23 199 1189 1020 991 969