Book Awards

Websites

• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Costa Book Awards
  Established in 1971 to encourage, promote and celebrate the best contemporary British writing.
• The British Sports Book Awards
  Profiles the best of sports writing
• Independent  Foreign Fiction Prize
  Honours the best work of fiction by a living author, which has been translated into English from any other language and published in the UK
• The Orwell Prize
  Awarded since 1994 for the best in political writing
• The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books
  Originally established in 1988 with the aim of encouraging the writing, publishing and reading of good and accessible popular science books
• The BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
  Awarded for the best non-fiction published in the UK, from biography, travel and popular science to the arts and current affairs

Man Booker prize

Shortlist

Follow the links to request a copy from Hampshire Libraries.

A Body in the Library!

Every library in Hampshire has a promotion for this year's Crime Thriller Awards. Check out the shortlisted books for GOLD Dagger Shortlist for Best Crime Novel, John Creasy (New Blood) Shortlist for Best New Author and Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Shortlist for Best Thriller.

For more information on the authors, competitions and to get involved with the Crime Thriller Awards visit

GOLD Dagger Shortlist for Best Crime Novel

John Creasy (New Blood) Shortlist for Best New Author

Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Shortlist for Best Thriller