2012 Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards (before 2006 known as the Whitbread Awards) are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards. They were launched in 1971, are given both for high literary merit but also for works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 2012.
The shortlist was announced on 20 November 2012 and the winners were announced on 2 January 2013.[1][2][3] The award ceremony took place in London on 29 January 2013, at which the winner of the overall Costa Book of the Year was announced.[4]
2012 was the first year of the short story prize.[5] 1,800 anonymous entries were submitted by published and unpublished writers.[5] Judges for the short story prize included author Victoria Hislop, the Spandau Ballet songwriter Gary Kemp, National Academy of Writing director Richard Beard, Woman & Home books editor Fanny Blake, and literary agent Simon Trewin.[5] Six finalists were chosen and the full stories were made available in both text and audio on the Costa website.[5] The names of the authors were announced only on 24 January, and the winner, Avril Joy's "Millie and Bird", was announced on 29 January.
Book of the Year
Winner:
Children's Book
Winner:
- Sally Gardner, Maggot Moon
Shortlist:
- Diana Hendry, The Seeing
- Hayley Long, What’s Up with Jody Barton?
- Dave Shelton, A Boy and a Bear in a Boat
First Novel
Winner:
- Francesca Segal, The Innocents
Shortlist:
- J W Ironmonger, The Notable Brain of Maximilian Ponder
- Jess Richards, Snake Ropes
- Benjamin Wood, The Bellwether Revivals
Novel
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Stephen May, Life! Death! Prizes!
- James Meek, The Heart Broke In
- Joff Winterhart, Days of the Bagnold Summer
Biography
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Artemis Cooper, Patrick Leigh-Fermor: An Adventure
- Selina Guinness, The Crocodile by the Door: The Story of a House, a Farm and a Family
- Kate Hubbard, Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household
Poetry
Winner:
- Kathleen Jamie, The Overhaul
Shortlist:
- Sean Borodale, Bee Journal
- Julia Copus, The World's Two Smallest Humans
- Selima Hill, People Who Like Meatballs
Short Story
Winner:
- Avril Joy, "Millie and Bird"
Runners up:
- Chioma Okereke, "Trompette de la Mort"
- Guy le Jeune, "Small Town Removal"
Shortlist:
- Sheila Llewellyn, "Dislocation"
- Angela Readman, "Don't Try this at Home"
- Salley Vickers, "Mown Grass"
References
- ↑ http://www.costabookawards.com/media/6956/shortlistrelease-forthewebsite.pdf
- ↑ "Costa Book Awards: 2012 shortlists announced". BBC News. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ "Costa Prize 2012: Graphic books take the lead". Daily Telegraph UK. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- 1 2 Robert McCrum (29 January 2013). "Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies: a middlebrow triumph". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Alison Flood (28 November 2012). "Costa short story prize to be decided by public vote". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ↑ Sameer Rahim (29 January 2013). "Costa Book Award: who would dare refuse Hilary Mantel her crown?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ Staff writer (30 January 2013). "Hilary Mantel wins Costa Book Award". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ Staff writer (2 January 2013). "Hilary Mantel wins 2012 Costa novel prize". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2013.