The work of five authors based in Britain and Ireland was recognised this week when the Costa Book Awards 2006 (Formally the Whitbread Book Awards) announced their category winning authors. They were:
2006 Costa First Novel Award winner
Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves
2006 Costa Novel Award winner
William Boyd - Restless
2006 Costa Children's Book Award winner
Linda Newbery - Set in Stone
2006 Costa Poetry Award winner
John Haynes - Letter to Patience
2006 Costa Biography Award winner
Brian Thompson - Keeping Mum
Established in 1971 by Whitbread Plc, the Awards celebrate the most enjoyable books from the last year by writers based in the UK and Ireland. The overall winner will be named at a ceremony in London in February.
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