Book Awards

• Man Booker Prize
  The Man Booker Prize aims to reward the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
  www.themanbookerprize.com/
• Orange Prize for Fiction
  Awarded annually for the best original full-length novel by a female author of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK
  www.orangeprize.co.uk/
• Duncan Lawrie Dagger for Crime Fiction
  British Crime Writers Association awards the Duncan Lawrie Dagger (formerly the Gold Dagger) for the best crime novel of the year
  www.thecwa.co.uk/
• Costa Book Awards
  Established in 1971 to encourage, promote and celebrate the best contemporary British writing.
  http://costabookawards.com/
• Booktrust Teenage Prize
  Celebrating the best in contemporary fiction for young people.
  www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/teenage
• Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize
  The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize was founded in 1967. Recent winners include Philip Pullman, Jacqueline Wilson and Mark Haddon.
  www.guardian.co.uk/books/guardianchildrensfictionprize
• Blue Peter Book Awards
  Varjak Paw by S.F.Said has been voted Blue Peter Book of the Year 2007.
• The Carnegie Medal
  The Carnegie Medal is awarded by children's librarians for an outstanding book for children and young people.It was first awarded in 1936 to Arthur Ransome for Pigeon Post.
  www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/carnegie/
• The Kate Greenaway medal
  The Kate Greenaway medal is awarded by children's librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people. It was first awarded in 1956.
  www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway/
• Hampshire Illustrated Book Award 2007
  This year the award has been won by Colin Thompson for Castles illustrated-book-award
  www3.hants.gov.uk/sls/illustrated-book-award
• Hampshire Book Award
  An annual award for the best paperback fiction title published in the previous year for the 11-14 age group.
  www3.hants.gov.uk/sls/hampshire-book-award