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Bread and Roses Award, for radical, left-wing writing; British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding; CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction, for a work of crime non-fiction; Duff Cooper Prize; Hessell-Tiltman Prize, for a work of historical content and high literary merit; James Tait Black Memorial Prize, for biography
Marsh Biography Award – awarded biennially for the best biography written by a British author first published in the UK during the two preceding years. Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation – recognises the best translation of a children’s book from a foreign language into English and published in the UK.
Pages in category "British literary awards" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. ... BBC National Short Story Award; Benson Medal; Best ...
The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, ran from 1990 to 2009 and were founded by the editor of Publishing News. [1] The awards were then acquired by Agile Marketing, which renamed them the National Book Awards and called them the Galaxy National Book Awards (2010–2011) and later the Specsavers National Book Awards (2012–2014) after their headline sponsors. [2]
A high-profile literary award in British culture, the Booker Prize is greeted with anticipation and fanfare around the world. [10] Literary critics have noted that it is a mark of distinction for authors to be selected for inclusion in the shortlist or to be nominated for the "longlist". [1]
The Nero Book Awards are British literary awards, inaugurated in 2023. [1] They are run by coffeehouse chain Caffè Nero in partnership with the Booksellers' Association , Brunel University London and Right To Dream, "a football community dedicated to expanding people's understanding of excellence through football".
A press-release described this as "the first in-person Bestseller Awards in three years, the last two having been held virtually or as individual presentations", and the official website of the awards, as of January 2024, lists the 2021 virtual ceremony as the most recent. [6] [7] The 2021 awards were announced in March 2021. [8] [9] [10]
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is a British literary award founded in 2010. [1] At £25,000, it is one of the largest literary awards in the UK. [2] The award was created by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, whose ancestors were closely linked to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, who is generally considered the originator of historical fiction with the novel Waverley in 1814.