2001 Whitbread Awards
2001 Whitbread Awards
Jump to navigation Jump to search
The Whitbread Awards (1971–2005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 2001.
2001 was the first year that a book in the children's category was chosen as book of the year.
Book of the Year[edit]
Children's Book[edit]
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl
- Eva Ibbotson, Journey to the River Sea
- Terry Jones, The Lady and the Squire
First Novel[edit]
Winner:
- Sid Smith, Something Like A House
Shortlist:
- Will Eaves, The Oversight
- Carl Tighe, Burning Worm
- Gerard Woodward, August
Novel[edit]
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Helen Dunmore, The Siege
- Ian McEwan, Atonement
- Andrew Miller, Oxygen
Biography[edit]
Winner:
- Diana Souhami, Selkirk's Island
Shortlist:
- Anthony Bailey, A View of Delft
- Adam Sisman, Boswell's Presumptuous Task
- Geoffrey Wall, Flaubert: A Life
Poetry[edit]
Winner:
- Selima Hill, Bunny
Shortlist :
- Charles Boyle, The Age of Cardboard and String
- Wendy Cope, If I don't know
- John Stammers, Panoramic Lounge-Bar
Comments
Post a Comment