1997 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 1997.
Awards[]
Book of the Year[]
Children's Book[]
- Andrew Norriss, Aquila
Shortlist[]
- Alan Temperley, Harry and the Wrinklies
- Sharon Creech, Chasing Redbird
- Melvin Burgess, Junk
First Novel[]
Shortlist[]
- Anne Haverty, One Day as a Tiger
- Mick Jackson, The Underground Man
- Ardashir Vakil, Beach Boy
- Phil Whitaker, Eclipse of the Sun
Novel[]
- Jim Crace, Quarantine
Shortlist[]
- John Banville, The Untouchable
- Bernard MacLaverty, Grace Notes
- Patrick McGrath, Asylum
- Ian McEwan, Enduring Love
- Geoff Nicholson,
Biography[]
Shortlist[]
Poetry[]
Shortlist[]
References[]
Categories:
- Costa Book Awards
- 1997 literary awards
- 1997 awards in the United Kingdom