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Books mentioned in this topic
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (other topics)Reservoir 13 (other topics)
In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult (other topics)
Inside the Wave (other topics)
The Explorer (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Gail Honeyman (other topics)Jon McGregor (other topics)
Rebecca Stott (other topics)
Helen Dunmore (other topics)
Katherine Rundell (other topics)
https://www.costa.co.uk/costa-book-aw...
The Costa Book Awards honour some of the most outstanding books of the year written by authors based in the UK and Ireland. There are five categories - First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book - with one of the five winners chosen as Book of the Year, announced at an awards ceremony in London every January.
Launched in 1971 as the Whitbread Literary Awards, they became the Whitbread Book Awards in 1985, with Costa taking over in 2006.
Costa Short Story Award
The Costa Short Story Award was launched in 2012. Although under the umbrella of the Costa Book Awards, it's judged separately and the winner is voted for by the general public.
PDF of winners list
https://www.costa.co.uk/media/487568/...
1st Novel Award
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Novel Award
Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor
Biography
In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult by Rebecca Stott
Poetry
Inside the Wave by Helen Dunmore
Children's Book
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell