2003 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 2003.
Book of the Year[]
Children's Book[]
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Catherine Fisher, The Oracle
- Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
- Jeanne Willis, Naked Without a Hat
First Novel[]
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Anne Donovan, Buddha Da
- Paul Murray, An Evening of Long Goodbyes
- Talitha Stevenson, An Empty Room
Novel[]
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Rachel Cusk, The Lucky Ones
- Shena Mackay, Heligoland
- Barbara Trapido, Frankie & Stankie
Biography[]
Winner:
- D. J. Taylor, Orwell: The Life
Shortlist:
- John Campbell, Margaret Thatcher - Volume Two: The Iron Lady
- Caroline Moorehead, Martha Gellhorn
- Andrew Wilson, Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith
Poetry[]
Winner:
- Don Paterson, Landing Light
Shortlist:
- Lavinia Greenlaw, Minsk
- Jamie McKendrick, Ink Stone
- Jean Sprackland, Hard Water
References[]
Categories:
- Costa Book Awards
- 2003 literary awards
- 2003 awards in the United Kingdom