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  Whitbread Book Awards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The awards are named after and funded by Whitbread plc, a leading British leisure company.
The awards, 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.
The overall Whitbread book of the year is chosen by a judging panel that comprises five judges from the previous category round and four new ones.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whitbread_Awards   (332 words)

  
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 Book of the Year for Children Award --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Established in 1947, the award is presented annually to the author of the best-written book published in Canada during the previous year.
Established in 1971 and sponsored by the British corporation Whitbread PLC, the awards are given annually and are administered by the British Booksellers Association.
The award is based upon the decision of a panel of judges from the...
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9318585   (810 words)

  
 Book awards — Whitbread Awards 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Established by Whitbread PLC — one of the UK's leading leisure companies — in 1971, the Whitbread Book Awards 'celebrate the most enjoyable British writing of the last year'.
This year's awards were marked by a record number of entries — 468 in total — including the highest ever entry in the Children's Book Awards (111) and the shortlists include three former Whitbread winners.
The overall winner of the £25,000 Whitbread Book of the Year will be announced on Tuesday 27th January 2004 at an awards ceremony to be held at The Brewery in London.
www.lindsayandhowes.com /awards_whitbread2003.asp   (315 words)

  
 Countrybookshop.co.uk - Whitbread Book Awards
The Whitbread Book Awards was established in 1971 and aims to celebrate and promote the best of contemporary British writing.
The four Whitbread Awards are Poetry, Biography, First Novel and Novel, and are each chosen by a three-member judging panel.
The winners of both the Whitbread Book of the Year and the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year are chosen by a nine-member judging panel.
www.countrybookshop.co.uk /books/awards/whitbread.phtml   (98 words)

  
 The Whitbread Book Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Whitbread PLC sees itself in the business of providing enjoyment to millions of customers - and enjoyment is at the heart of the philosophy of the Whitbread Book Awards which seek out well-written, enjoyable books.
The winners of the Awards for Poetry, Biography, Novel and First Novel are selected in each case by a panel of three judges.
The Whitbread Children's Book of the Year is then eligible for the £22,500 Whitbread Book of the Year, alongside the winners of the Poetry, Biography, First Novel and Novel Awards.
www.dymocks.com.au /contentstatic/literarymatter/awards/whitbread.asp   (176 words)

  
 Bookreporter.com - 2003 Whitbread Awards Winners
The Whitbread is one of the longest-running and most prestigious book awards in the UK.
Since its launch in 1971, its structure has evolved; but it has never diverted from its original ethos of identifying and celebrating some of the most enjoyable books published in the UK each year across a number of different genres.
There are six awards in total - five category awards (Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's) and, from these, one overall winner - the Whitbread Book of the Year.
www.bookreporter.com /features/2003-whitbread.asp   (146 words)

  
 :: Whitbread Awards ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Whitbread Book awards is one of the longest running book awards in the UK.
A winner is selected from each of the five genres (children’s, poetry, biography, first novel and novel) and then one of these winners is selected for the Whitbread Book of the Year.
Hislop had presented the award in 1996, he commented: "When I was last judging we had a great one (row) about Beryl Bainbridge.
www.kristenbrown.co.uk /whitbreadawards.htm   (210 words)

  
 Moorcock's Miscellany - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 1956, aged 16, he became editor of Tarzan Adventures, moving on to edit various commercial magazines for IPC including Sexton Blake Library for which he co-wrote his first published novel, Caribbean Crisis, then Current Topics, the Liberal Party policy magazine.
He received the BSFA Award in 1966 for his work on New Worlds.
He has received two Lifetime Achievement Awards: The World Fantasy Award in 2000 and the Prix Utopiales, in Nantes, France, in 2004.
www.multiverse.org /modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&op=content&tid=10   (694 words)

  
 The Whitbread Awards
At the heart of the philosophy of the Whitbread Book Awards, established in 1971, is their commitment to select well-written British books that people will enjoy.
Since its launch in 1971, its structure has evolved; but it’s never diverted from its original ethos of identifying and celebrating some of the most enjoyable books published in the UK each year across a number of different genres.
The total prize fund is £50,000: each of the category award winners receives £5,000, and the overall winner receives a further £25,000.
www.bookawards.bizland.com /whitbread_book_awards.htm   (328 words)

  
 Humbul full record view for -- Whitbread book awards
Whitbread book awards is the online home for the prestigious Whitbread prize.
The site complements the annual awards ceremony at which prizes are awarded in the categories of best first novel, biography, children's book, poetry, novel, and an overall prize for book of the year.
The awards have existed since 1971 and previous winners include children's writers Roald Dahl and Philip Pullman, and novelist Zadie Smith.
www.humbul.ac.uk /output/full2.php?id=5839   (149 words)

  
 Whitbread Book Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Founded in 1971 and sponsored by Whitbread Breweries and administered by the Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, the Whitbread Prize is usually considered second only to the Booker in esteem, and by some a more important award.
There are actually five Whitbread genre prizes each year--best novel, best first novel, best biography, best book of poems, and best children's book--from which one is chosen as Whitbread book of the year.
Category winners receive £5000; the overall winner, for the Whitbread Book of the Year, receives an additional £25,000, one of the richest of all literary awards.
facstaff.unca.edu /moseley/whitbread.html   (161 words)

  
 American Book Awards - Burnaby Public Library
The award is chosen by the Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, with funds provided by Whitbread Breweries.
The award is administered by The Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, with funds provided by Whitbread Breweries.
The Book of the Year is chosen from the winners in the five award categories, not just fiction.
www.bpl.burnaby.bc.ca /fiction/briawa.htm   (351 words)

  
 Bookreporter.com - 2004 Whitbread Awards Winners
The Whitbread Book Awards is the prize that highlights some of the many well-written, enjoyable British books published during the past year.
The Awards were launched in 1971 by Whitbread PLC, which is now one of the UK’s leading leisure companies.
The 2004 Whitbread Book of the Year, the overall winner from these categories, will be announced on January 25th.
aolsvc.bookreporter.aol.com /features/2004-whitbread.asp   (114 words)

  
 WHITBREAD BOOK AWARDS
Established in 1971, the Awards have a total prize fund of £50,000 and are designed to actively promote the enjoyment of reading
"As a judge for the Whitbread first novel this year I was delighted when the winner was announced this week as I could breathe a sigh of relief.
In late October we met at the Whitbread head office and in sumptuous surroundings chose the shortlist and then the eventual winner of this category.
www.chippingnorton.net /Features/WHITBREADAWARDS.htm   (525 words)

  
 Double Boost for Libraries in Whitbread Book Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Meanwhile Whitbread Book of the Year winner The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman, was also Highly Commended last year by judges for the Library Association's Carnegie Medal, Britain's oldest children's book award.
This year for the first time, The Library Association has become an Official Partner in the Whitbread Book Awards, and is looking forward to exploring opportunities for closer collaboration in the future.
The Whitbread Book Awards, now in their 31st year, were established in 1971 by Whitbread, the UK's leading leisure and hospitality company.
www.la-hq.org.uk /directory/press_desk/200206.htm   (420 words)

  
 British Guild Of Beer Writers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Events Director for The Brewing Industry International Awards (www.brewingawards.org) which is the foremost international brewing industry event organised in the UK and which was held in 2005 in Munich during the drinktec 2005 World Fair for Beverage Technology.
Awarded the Guild's gold tankard in 2000 and 1998; pewter tankard 1997; Budweiser Budvar travel bursary 2002.
A brewer with Charrington, Whitbread and W.H. Brakspear.
www.beerwriters.co.uk /gui_members.php   (5083 words)

  
 Definition of 1971   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 LimeBooks.co.uk: The Whitbread Awards 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Whitbread Book of the Year award was announced on 25th January 2005.
Returning to England after the war Gilbert Joseph is treated very differently now that he is no longer in an RAF uniform.
With the death of a mother and the abduction of a young girl, Susan Fletcher has written a novel about the innocence and terror of childhood.
www.limebooks.co.uk /features/the-whitbread-awards-2004   (257 words)

  
 LimeBooks.co.uk: Whitbread Awards 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Whitbread Book Awards were launched in 1971 to promote the best in British Fiction.
Fifteen-year-old Vernon Gregory Little is in trouble, and it has something to do with the recent massacre of 16 students at his high school.
His new school is a frightening place, World War III might be imminent, and then there's the strange fire eater - a devil called McNulty.
www.limebooks.co.uk /features/whitbread-awards-2003   (274 words)

  
 The world's top whitbread book awards websites
The Whitread Book Awards are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards.
One of the category winenrs is selected as the "Book of the Year" winner and they are given a further £25 000.
The awards are named after and funded by Whitbread PLC a leading British leisure and brewing company.
dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/whitbread_book_awards   (263 words)

  
 1973 Whitbread Awards - TheBestLinks.com - John Wilson, 2001 Whitbread Awards, 1971 Whitbread Awards, 1980 Whitbread ...
1973 Whitbread Awards - TheBestLinks.com - John Wilson, 2001 Whitbread Awards, 1971 Whitbread Awards, 1980 Whitbread Awards,...
1973 Whitbread Awards, John Wilson, 2001 Whitbread Awards, 1971 Whitbread...
Alan Aldridge and William Plomer, The Butterfly Ball and The Grasshopper's Feast
www.thebestlinks.com /1973_Whitbread_Awards.html   (94 words)

  
 CBC Arts: U.K.'s Whitbread Awards announce 2004 winners
Established in 1971, the annual prize recognizes a book in each of the competition's five categories: novel, first novel, biography, poetry and children's book.
The competition is open to residents of the U.K. and Ireland.
The public also is invited to make their picks for the book of the year winner via the award's website, with a draw to win a collection of all the 2004 Whitbread winners.
cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2005/01/06/Arts/whitebreadwin050106.html   (370 words)

  
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British-born author and the daughter of Jamaica immigrants, Andrea Levy, is the winner of the Whitbread best novel award for Small Island.
Established in 1971, the Whitbread Awards select books based on the very simple criteria of "well-written, enjoyable books." Authors must be British residents.
For a complete description, lists of previous winners and more information on the award go to the Whitbread Book Awards web page.
www.wilmette.lib.il.us /2005_01_01_readersscoop_archive.html   (223 words)

  
 1971 February 8 May 1 May 5 World Population October 1 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 author NASCAR Nikita Sergeevich ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar).
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 The Whitbread Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Whitbread Book of the Year was awarded for the first time in 1985 when the format of the Awards was changed.
N.B. The structure of the Awards changed again in 1996 when the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year became an award in its own right (i.e.
WHITBREAD BOOK OF THE YEAR: The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon
www.mnstate.edu /schwartz/whitbread.html   (1192 words)

  
 whitbread book awards askaboutwriting
It lists the judges, categories; shortlists; previous award winners and the Whitbread Book of the Year amongst other matters.
The Whitbread has five categories – first novel, novel, biography, poetry and children’s book.
The Whitbread Literary Awards, as they were then known, were launched in 1971.
www.askaboutwriting.net /Lwba.htm   (253 words)

  
 Whitbread Awards
Established in 1971 to "celebrate and promote the best of contemporary British Writing," this annual prize is awarded in the categories of fiction, poetry, biography, children's literature and for the best first novel.
Click on the title to read a short summary of the book, and to place a hold.
The number in parentheses after each book is the year in which it was awarded the Whitbread Award.
midhudson.org /Awards/whitbread.htm   (421 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Award Winners - The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University since 1917.
The awards are given on the recommendations of a board of jurors for Journalism, Letters, Music and Drama.
The awards for Letters include Fiction, which is listed here, Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography or Autobiography, and History.
www.powells.com /prizes/pulitzer_fiction.html   (819 words)

  
 1990 Whitbread Awards - TheBestLinks.com - Whitbread Book Awards, 2001 Whitbread Awards, 1971 Whitbread Awards, 1980 ...
1990 Whitbread Awards - TheBestLinks.com - Whitbread Book Awards, 2001 Whitbread Awards, 1971 Whitbread Awards, 1980 Whitbread Awards,...
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 Mystery Books - Partners & Crime Mystery Booksellers - First Edition Mystery Books Catalog
Shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize (which will be announced January 6, 2005).
This gloriously sprawling epic by the author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin paints the dawn of the modern Western world and the sunset of the Ottoman Empire as it affects the lives of a small Anatolian coastal town.
F/F. A passionate, angry story of British racial attitudes in the 1940s, lightened with "a particularly wry sort of humour." Winner of the 2004 Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Whitbread.
www.crimepays.com /pcat.htm   (3261 words)

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