1988 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 1988.
Book of the Year[]
Children's Book[]
Winner:
- , Awaiting Developments
First Novel[]
Winner:
- Paul Sayer, The Comforts of Madness
Novel[]
Winner:
Biography[]
Winners:
- A. N. Wilson, Tolstoy
Poetry[]
Winners:
- Peter Porter, The Automatic Oracle
References[]
Categories:
- 1988 literary awards
- Costa Book Awards
- 1988 awards in the United Kingdom