Costa Book of the Year
The Costa Book Awards is one of the most prestigious and popular literary prizes in the UK, recognising books by writers based in the UK and Ireland.
There are five categories: First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's Book. The winner in each category receives £5,000. One of these five books is selected as the overall winner of the Book of the Year and receives a further £25,000, making a total prize fund of £50,000.
The Costa Book Awards started life in 1971 as the Whitbread Literary Awards. From 1985 they were known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006, when Costa Coffee took over ownership.
Website: www.costabookawards.com