Considered among the UK’s most prestigious literary awards, the winners of the individual Costa Awards have been announced. The official website states:
The winner in each category receives £5,000, and then one of the five winning books is selected as the overall Costa Book of the Year, receiving a further £30,000, and making a total prize fund of £55,000. The Costa is the only prize which places children’s books alongside adult books in this way.
Here are the winners, category by category:
- Best Novel: Andrew Miller, Pure
- Best First Novel: Christie Watson, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away
- Poetry Award: Carol Ann Duffy, The Bees
- Biography Award: Matthew Hollis, Now All Roads Lead To France: The Last Years Of Edward Thomas
- Best Children’s Book: Moira Young, Blood Red Road
We have all of these books listed in one batch here at Exclusives.co.za; a wonderful selection of titles sure to impress.
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