2014 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 2014.

The shortlist was announced 17 November 2014.[1] The category winners were announced c. 5 January 2015.[2] The Book of the Year was announced 27 January 2015.[3]

Book of the Year

Winner: Helen Macdonald, H is for Hawk [3][4][5]

Children's Book

Winner: Kate Saunders, Five Children on the Western Front[2]

Shortlist:[1]

First Novel

Winner: Emma Healey, Elizabeth is Missing[2]

Shortlist:[1]

Novel

Winner: Ali Smith, How to Be Both[2]

Shortlist:[1]

Biography

Winner: Helen Macdonald, H is for Hawk[2]

Shortlist:[1]

Poetry

Winner: Jonathan Edwards, My Family and Other Superheroes[2]

Shortlist:[1]

Short Story
  • Winner: Zoe Gilbert, Fishskin, Hareskin[6]
  • Second:Paula Cunningham, The Matchboy
  • Third: Joanne Meek, Jellyfish

References
  1. Oliver Arnoldi (18 November 2014). "2014 Costa Book Awards shortlists announced". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  2. Alice Vincent (5 January 2015). "Wartime adaptation of Five Children and It wins in Costa Book Award categories". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  3. "2014 Costa Book of the Year" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  4. "Helen Macdonald wins 2014 Costa book award for 'haunting' H is for Hawk". Guardian. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. "Helen Macdonald wins Costa Book of the Year 2014". BBC News. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. See This Year's Costa Short Story Award
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