Costa Book Award winner announced
UPDATED: Wednesday 25 January - Andrew Miller has won the Costa Book of the Year for his sixth novel, Pure. Read the story in The Guardian newspaper online.
The Costa Book Awards recognise some of the most outstanding and enjoyable books of the last year by writers based in the UK and Ireland.
The five Costa Book Award winners (listed below), each of whom will receive £5,000, were selected from 568 entries. The five books are now eligible for the ultimate prize - the 2011 Costa Book of the Year, which will be announced on Tuesday 24th January 2012 (UK time).
The five successful authors are:
| Costa Novel Award | Pure | Andrew Miller |
| Costa First Novel Award | Tiny Sunbirds Far Away | Christie Watson |
| Costa Biography Award |
Now All Roads Lead to France: The Last Years of Edward Thomas |
Matthew Hollis |
| Costa Poetry Award | The Bees | Carol Ann Duffy |
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Costa Children’s Book Award |
Blood Red Road |
Moira Young |
“The Costa Book Awards have an excellent track record of recognising and celebrating some of the very best current British writing, and books that can be enjoyed by everyone,” said John Derkach, Managing Director, Costa.
“We’re very proud to be announcing such a terrific collection of books which we know people will enjoy reading.”
The winner of the Costa Book of the Year, selected by a panel of judges chaired by Editor of the London Evening Standard, Geordie Greig and comprising Hugh Dennis, Dervla Kirwan, Mary Nightingale, William Fiennes, Flora Fraser, Patrick Gale,
Jojo Moyes and Eleanor Updale, will be announced at an awards ceremony on Tuesday 24th January 2012.
Since the introduction of the Book of the Year award in 1985, it has been won nine times by a novel, four times by a first novel, five times by a biography, seven times by a collection of poetry and once by a children’s book.
For additional information go to www.costabookawards.com
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