UK Book Awards
Comprehensive directory of British book awards and literary prizes.
About British Book Awards
The United Kingdom has a distinguished tradition of literary awards. The Booker Prize is one of the world's most prestigious fiction awards, while the Costa Book Awards and Women's Prize for Fiction also carry significant recognition. The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals honor excellence in children's literature.
Major British Literary Awards
Booker Prize
UK's most prestigious literary award for fiction. Prize: £50,000
Women's Prize for Fiction
Celebrating fiction by women worldwide. Prize: £30,000
Costa Book Awards
Multiple categories including Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry, Children's.
Baillie Gifford Prize
UK's most prestigious nonfiction prize. Prize: £50,000
Carnegie Medal
Outstanding writing for children/YA.
Kate Greenaway Medal
Outstanding illustration in children's books.
T.S. Eliot Prize
UK's most prestigious poetry prize. Prize: £25,000