1994 Whitbread Awards
The Whitbread Awards (since 2006 called the Costa Book 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 1994.
Book of the Year[]
- William Trevor, Felicia's Journey
Children's Book[]
Winner:
- Geraldine McCaughrean, Gold Dust
First Novel[]
Winner:
- Fred D'Aguiar, The Longest Memory
Novel[]
Winner:
- William Trevor, Felicia's Journey
Biography[]
Winners:
- Brenda Maddox, D H Lawrence: The Married Man
Poetry[]
Winners:
- James Fenton, Out of Danger
References[]
Categories:
- Costa Book Awards
- 1994 literary awards
- 1994 awards in the United Kingdom