1986 Whitbread Awards

The Whitbread Awards (1971–2005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1986.

Book of the Year[]

Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World

Children's Book[]

Winner:

• Andrew Taylor, The Coal House

First Novel[]

Winner:

• Jim Crace, Continent

Novel[]

Winner:

• Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World

Biography[]

Winners:

• Richard Mabey, Gilbert White

Poetry[]

Winners:

• Peter Reading, Stet

References[]

• Previous winners