Costa Book Award for Novel explained

The Costa Book Award for Novel, formerly known as the Whitbread Award (1971–2005), was an annual literary award for novels, as part of the Costa Book Awards.

The awards were dissolved in 2022.[1]

Recipients

Costa Books of the Year are distinguished with a blue ribbon . Award winners are listed in bold.

Costa Book Award for Novel winners and finalists[2] !Year!Author!Title!Result!Ref.
1971The Destiny WaltzWinner
1972The Bird of NightWinner
1973The Chip-Chip GatherersWinner
1974The Sacred and Profane Love MachineWinner
1975DochertyWinner
1976The Children of DynmouthWinner
1977Injury TimeWinner
1978Picture PalaceWinner
1979The Old JestWinner
1980How Far Can You Go? Winner
1981Silver's CityWinner
1982Young ShouldersWinner
1983Fools of FortuneWinner
1984Kruger's AlpWinner
1985HawksmoorWinner
1986An Artist of the Floating World Winner
1987The Child in TimeWinner
1988The Satanic VersesWinner
1989The Chymical WeddingWinner
1990Hopeful MonstersWinner
1991The Queen of the TambourineWinner
1992Poor ThingsWinner
1993Theory of War Winner
1994Felicia's Journey Winner
1995The Moor's Last SighWinner
The InformationShortlist
The Ghost Road
In Every Face I Meet
The Unconsoled
1996Every Man for HimselfWinner
Mr Clive & Mr PageShortlist
Cocaine Nights
Asylum
Last Orders
Worst Fears
1997QuarantineWinner
The UntouchableShortlist
Grace Notes
Enduring Love
Bleeding London
1998Leading the CheersWinner
the catastrophistShortlist
The Travelling Hornplayer
1999Music and SilenceWinner
Being DeadShortlist
Headlong
Chocolat
2000English Passengers Winner
Fred & EdieShortlist
What Are You Like?
When We Were Orphans
How the Dead Live
2001Twelve Bar BluesWinner
The SiegeShortlist
Atonement
Oxygen
2002SpiesWinner
White LightningShortlist
Rumours of a Hurricane
The Story of Lucy Gault
2003The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Winner
The Lucky OnesShortlist
Heligoland
Frankie & Stankie
2004Small Island Winner
Case HistoriesShortlist
Birds Without Wings
The Line of Beauty
Small Island
2005Winner
Shortlist
Shalimar the Clown
2006RestlessWinner
Saving CaravaggioShortlist[3]
A Spot of Bother
Black Swan Green
2007Day Winner[4]
Skin LaneShortlist
Death of a Murderer
The Road Home
2008The Secret Scripture Winner[5]
The Other HandShortlist
A Partisan's Daughter
Trauma
2009BrooklynWinner[6]
Family AlbumShortlist
Wolf Hall
The Elephant Keeper
2010The Hand That First Held MineWinner[7]
Whatever You LoveShortlist[8]
The Blasphemer
Skippy Dies
2011Pure Winner[9]
The Sense of an EndingShortlist[10]
A Summer of Drowning
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You
2012Bring Up the Bodies Winner[11]
Life! DeathPrizes!Shortlist
The Heart Broke In
Days of the Bagnold Summer
2013Life after LifeWinner[12] [13]
Unexpected Lessons in LoveShortlist[14]
Instructions for a Heatwave
All the Birds, Singing
2014How to Be BothWinner[15] [16]
Shortlist[17]
House of Ashes
Nora Webster
2015A God in RuinsWinner[18]
Shortlist[19]
At Hawthorn Time
2016Days Without End Winner[20]
Shortlist[21]
The Gustav Sonata
2017Reservoir 13Winner[22]
Shortlist[23]
2018Normal PeopleWinner[24]
Shortlist[25]
2019Middle EnglandWinner[26]
Confession with Blue HorsesShortlist[27]
Starling Days
Shadowplay
2020 Winner[28]
PiranesiShortlist[29]
Peace Talks
2021Unsettled GroundWinner[30]
Shortlist[31]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Simpson . Craig . 2022-06-10 . Costa Book Awards to end after 50 years . en-GB . The Telegraph . 2023-02-21 . 0307-1235 . 2023-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221221835/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/10/costa-book-awards-end-50-years/ . live .
  2. Web site: Past Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229131124/http://www.costabookawards.com/downloads/PastWinners.pdf. 2009-12-29. 2022-02-07. Costa Book Awards.
  3. News: Pauli . Michelle . 2006-11-28 . Costa kicks off prize sponsorship with populist shortlist . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017025557/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/nov/28/costabookaward2006.costabookaward . 2020-10-17 . 0261-3077.
  4. News: Brown . Mark . 2008-01-02 . Former postwoman takes Costa first novel award . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527152421/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jan/02/costabookawards2007.costabookaward2 . 2022-05-27 . 0261-3077.
  5. News: Brown . Mark . 2009-01-05 . Nonagenarian Diana Athill leads Costa book award winners . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220909084816/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jan/05/costabookaward-awardsandprizes . 2022-09-09 . 0261-3077.
  6. News: Brown . Mark . 2010-01-26 . Christopher Reid wins Costa book prize . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529140142/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jan/26/christopher-reid-costa-book-prize . 2022-05-29 . 0261-3077.
  7. News: 2011-01-05 . In pictures: Costa book awards 2010 . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221123045252/https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2011/jan/05/costa-book-awards-2010 . 2022-11-23 . 0261-3077.
  8. News: Brown . Mark . 2010-11-16 . Costa prize shortlist falls short on biographies . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190514195306/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/16/costa-book-prize-shortlist-unfilled . 2019-05-14 . 0261-3077.
  9. News: Brown . Mark . correspondent . arts . 2012-01-24 . Costa book award: Andrew Miller wins for sixth novel, Pure . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604181556/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jan/24/costa-winner-andrew-miller-pure . 2023-06-04 . 0261-3077.
  10. News: 2011-11-15 . Costa book awards 2011: the shortlists – in pictures . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707043822/https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2011/nov/15/costa-book-awards-2011-shortlists-in-pictures . 2022-07-07 . 0261-3077.
  11. News: Brown . Mark . 2013-01-29 . Hilary Mantel's Bring up the Bodies wins Costa prize after unanimous vote . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216090037/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jan/29/hilary-mantel-bring-bodies-costa-prize . 2022-12-16 . 0261-3077.
  12. News: 2014-01-06 . Former winners recapture Costa prize . en-GB . . live . 2022-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220207143512/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-25627541 . 2022-02-07.
  13. News: Brown . Mark . 2014-01-28 . Costa book award won by Nathan Filer for debut novel, The Shock of the Fall . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405191547/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/28/costa-book-award-nathan-filer . 2023-04-05 . 0261-3077.
  14. Web site: Mark Brown. 26 November 2013. Costa book awards 2013: late author on all-female fiction shortlist. The Guardian. November 27, 2013. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403092244/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/26/costa-book-award-shortlists-2013. live.
  15. Web site: Vincent . Alice . 2015-01-05 . Wartime adaptation of Five Children and It wins in Costa Book Award categories . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190502192856/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookprizes/11312169/Costa-book-award-winners-2014-ali-smith.html . 2019-05-02 . 2015-01-12 . The Daily Telegraph.
  16. News: Brown . Mark . 2015-01-27 . Helen Macdonald wins 2014 Costa book award for ‘haunting’ H is for Hawk . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150221171326/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/27/costa-book-award-helen-macdonald-h-is-for-hawk-win . 2015-02-21 . 0261-3077.
  17. Web site: Oliver Arnoldi. 18 November 2014. 2014 Costa Book Awards shortlists announced. Daily Telegraph. January 12, 2015. 12 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150112172025/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookprizes/11238023/2014-Costa-Book-Awards-shortlists-announced.html. live.
  18. Web site: Brown . Mark . 26 January 2016 . Frances Hardinge's The Lie Tree wins Costa book of the year 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170629122427/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/26/frances-hardinges-the-lie-tree-wins-costa-book-of-the-year-2015 . 29 June 2017 . 27 January 2016 . The Guardian.
  19. News: Flood . Alison . 2015-11-17 . Costa category awards 2015: tiny presses square up to big hitters . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227110913/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/17/costa-category-awards-2015-tiny-presses-square-up-to-big-hitters . 2022-12-27 . 0261-3077.
  20. News: Cain . Sian . 2017-01-31 . Days Without End wins Sebastian Barry second Costa book of the year award . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704103132/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/31/days-without-end-wins-sebastian-barry-second-costa-book-of-the-year . 2022-07-04 . 0261-3077.
  21. Web site: Sian Cain. 22 November 2016. Costa book award 2016 shortlists dominated by female writers. The Guardian. October 3, 2022. 3 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221003144004/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/22/costa-book-award-2016-shortlists-dominated-by-female-writers-rose-tremain-maggie-o-farrell-sarah-perry. live.
  22. News: Cain . Sian . 2018-01-02 . Helen Dunmore wins posthumous Costa award for collection Inside the Wave . en-GB . . live . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180102221119/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/02/helen-dunmore-wins-posthumous-costa-award-for-collection-inside-the-wave . 2018-01-02 . 0261-3077.
  23. Web site: 27 November 2017. Costa Book Awards 2017 Shortlists Announced. Foyles. October 3, 2022. 3 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221003144008/https://www.foyles.co.uk/Public/Biblio/Detail.aspx?newsId=3500. dead .
  24. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Front Row - The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es named Costa Book of the Year 2018. 2022-02-06. BBC. en-GB. 2022-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104112759/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1gF4PfT74lbBGG8tdXvnCc5/the-cut-out-girl-by-bart-van-es-named-costa-book-of-the-year-2018. live.
  25. Web site: Costa Book Awards 2018 Shortlists Announced. BBC Radio 4. October 3, 2022. October 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221003144003/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2NmlTPlypmknGG1CxX2xVfV/costa-book-awards-2018-shortlists-announced. live.
  26. News: Doyle. Martin. 6 January 2020. Costa Book Awards 2019 winners revealed. en. The Irish Times. 28 January 2020. 13 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613083402/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/costa-book-awards-2019-winners-revealed-1.4131655. live.
  27. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Front Row - Costa Book Awards 2019 shortlists announced . 2022-08-04 . BBC . en-GB . 2022-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220804173217/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3q5Ddkv4MQLddxHw7mp0qbb/costa-book-awards-2019-shortlists-announced . live .
  28. Web site: January 2021. Costa Book of the Year: 'Utterly original' Mermaid of Black Conch wins. 2021-02-03. BBC. 2022-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20220607130700/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55816858. live.
  29. Web site: Anderson . Porter . 2020-11-25 . The Costa Book Awards Announce their 2020 Shortlists . 2022-08-04 . Publishing Perspectives . en-US . 2022-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814183301/https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/11/the-costa-book-awards-announce-their-2020-shortlists-covid19/ . live .
  30. Web site: Costa Book Awards 2021 category winners announced. 2022-01-05. Costa. 2022-01-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105031313/https://costanewsroom.vuelio.co.uk/press/press-releases/a657bbca-30fd-4330-81e0-3976bcc4a5ba/costa-book-awards-2021-category-winners-announced. live.
  31. Web site: 2021-11-23 . Costa prize 2021 shortlists highlight climate anxiety . 2022-08-04 . the Guardian . en . 2022-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207023228/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/23/costa-prize-2021-shortlists-highlight-climate-anxiety . live .

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