Costa Book Awards
Welcome to the Costa Book Awards Media Centre.
For all media enquiries about the Costa Book Awards, please contact:
Amanda Johnson
telephone: 07715 922180
email: amanda@amandajohnsonpr.com
Key Dates
Close of entry: Friday 24th June 2011
Category shortlists announced: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Final judging panel announced: mid-December 2011
Category winners announced: Wednesday 4th January 2012
Costa Book of the Year awards presentation ceremony: Tuesday 24th January 2012
Latest Press Releases
01/24/12 ANDREW MILLER WINS 2011 COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR
01/04/12 CATEGORY WINNERS FOR 2011 ANNOUNCED
12/09/11 FINAL JUDGING PANEL
11/15/11 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2011 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED
1/25/2011 JO SHAPCOTT WINS 2010 COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/20/2011 WILLIAM HILL RELEASE LATEST ODDS FOR COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/4/2011 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2010 CATEGORY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
12/9/2010 FINAL JUDGING PANEL ANNOUNCED FOR COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2010
11/16/2010 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2010 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED
9/14/2010 JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR 2010 COSTA BOOK AWARDS
Press Releases Archive
1/26/2010 CHRISTOPHER REID WINS 2009 COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/4/2010 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2009 CATEGORY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
12/16/2009 FINAL JUDGING PANEL ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR
11/24/2009 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2009 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED
9/16/2009 JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 COSTA BOOK AWARDS
1/27/2009 SEBASTIAN BARRY WINS 2008 COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/5/2009 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2008 CATEGORY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
12/16/2008 FINAL JUDGING PANEL ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR
11/18/2008 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2008 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED
10/1/2008 COMPETITION TO FIND MEMBER OF PUBLIC TO JOIN BOOK PRIZE FINAL JUDGING PANEL
12/10/2007 FINAL JUDGING PANEL ANNOUNCED FOR 2007
11/20/2007 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2007 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED
9/18/2007 KEY DATES FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2007
2/7/2007 STEF PENNEY WINS 2006 COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/15/2007 FINAL JUDGING PANEL ANNOUNCED FOR 2006 COSTA BOOK AWARDS
1/9/2007 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2006 CATEGORY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
1/3/2007 STEPHEN KING CROWNED THE UK'S FAVOURITE LITERARY 'GUILTY PLEASURE'
11/28/2006 COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2006 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED
10/17/2006 KEY DATES FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARDS
6/1/2006 COSTA BLENDS COFFEE AND LITERATURE AS NEW SPONSOR OF THE WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS
1/25/2006 HILARY SPURLING WINS 2005 WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/19/2006 WILLIAM HILL RELEASES LATEST ODDS FOR WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2005
1/4/2006 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS 2005 CATEGORY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
12/11/2005 WHITBREAD PLC INVITES NEW SPONSORS FOR PRESTIGIOUS WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS SPONSORSHIP
11/16/2005 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS 2005 SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED
9/15/2005 JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS 2005
1/25/2005 LEVY WINS 2004 WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR
11/7/2005 WIN TICKETS TO THE 2004 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS CEREMONY WITH OK! MAGAZINE THIS WEEK.
1/6/2005 2004 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS CATEGORY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
12/15/2004 HUGH GRANT JOINS FINAL JUDGING PANEL FOR THE 2004 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS
11/10/2004 2004 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTS
10/14/2004 SCHOOLCHILDREN WIN CHANCE TO JUDGE PRESTIGIOUS WHITBREAD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD
9/8/2004 JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR 2004 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS
8/24/2004 PAPERBACK SALES OF 2003 WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR HIT THE MILLION MARK
18/17/2004 CALLING ALL YOUNG BOOKWORMS: BRITAIN'S BIGGEST BOOK AWARDS NEEDS YOU!
1/28/2004 THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME WINS 2003 WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/7/2004 2003 WHITBREAD AWARD WINNERS
12/10/2003 FINAL JUDGES 2003
11/13/2003 2003 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS SHORTLIST
1/29/2003 TOMALIN TRIUMPHS IN 2002 WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/8/2003 2002 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS WINNERS
12/10/2002 IAN HISLOP TO CHAIR 2002 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS FINAL JUDGING PANEL
11/14/2002 2002 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTS
10/25/2002 DATES FOR 2002 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS
1/23/2002 CHILDREN'S NOVEL TRIUMPHS IN 2001 WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/10/2002 SELKIRK'S ISLAND FAVOURITE TO WIN WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR
1/3/2002 2001 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARD WINNERS - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1/3/2002 2001 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS WINNERS
12/10/2001 JON SNOW TO CHAIR 2001 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS FINAL JUDGING PANEL
11/14/2001 2001 WHITBREAD CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST
11/14/2001 2001 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTS
11/13/2001 2001 WHITBREAD CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST
11/13/2001 2001 WHITBREAD BIOGRAPHY AWARD SHORTLIST
11/13/2001 2001 WHITBREAD POETRY AWARD SHORTLIST
11/13/2001 2001 WHITBREAD FIRST NOVEL AWARD SHORTLIST
11/13/2001 2001 WHITBREAD NOVEL AWARD SHORTLIST
