2012 Costa Book Awards
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The shortlist was announced on 20 November 2012 and the winners were announced on 2 January 2013.[1][2][3] The award ceremony took place in London on 29 January 2013, at which the winner of the overall Costa Book of the Year was announced.[4]
2012 was the first year of the short story prize.[5] 1,800 anonymous entries were submitted by published and unpublished writers.[5] Judges for the short story prize included author Victoria Hislop, the Spandau Ballet songwriter Gary Kemp, National Academy of Writing director Richard Beard, Woman & Home books editor Fanny Blake, and literary agent Simon Trewin.[5] Six finalists were chosen and the full stories were made available in both text and audio on the Costa website.[5] The names of the authors were announced only on 24 January, and the winner, Avril Joy's "Millie and Bird", was announced on 29 January.[citation needed]
Book of the Year
Winner:
Children's Book
Winner:
- Sally Gardner, Maggot Moon
Shortlist:
- Diana Hendry, The Seeing
- Hayley Long, What’s Up with Jody Barton?
- Dave Shelton, A Boy and a Bear in a Boat
First Novel
Winner:
- Francesca Segal, The Innocents
Shortlist:
- J W Ironmonger, The Notable Brain of Maximilian Ponder
- Jess Richards, Snake Ropes
- Benjamin Wood, The Bellwether Revivals
Novel
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Stephen May, Life! Death! Prizes!
- James Meek, The Heart Broke In
- Joff Winterhart, Days of the Bagnold Summer
Biography
Winner:
Shortlist:
- Artemis Cooper, Patrick Leigh-Fermor: An Adventure
- Selina Guinness, The Crocodile by the Door: The Story of a House, a Farm and a Family
- Kate Hubbard, Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household
Poetry
Winner:
- Kathleen Jamie, The Overhaul
Shortlist:
- Sean Borodale, Bee Journal
- Julia Copus, The World's Two Smallest Humans
- Selima Hill, People Who Like Meatballs
Short Story
Winner:
- Avril Joy, "Millie and Bird"
Runners up:
- Chioma Okereke, "Trompette de la Mort"
- Guy le Jeune, "Small Town Removal"
Shortlist:
- Sheila Llewellyn, "Dislocation"
- Angela Readman, "Don't Try this at Home"
- Salley Vickers, "Mown Grass"
References
- ^ http://www.costabookawards.com/media/6956/shortlistrelease-forthewebsite.pdf
- ^ "Costa Book Awards: 2012 shortlists announced". BBC News. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Costa Prize 2012: Graphic books take the lead". Daily Telegraph UK. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ a b Robert McCrum (29 January 2013). "Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies: a middlebrow triumph". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d Alison Flood (28 November 2012). "Costa short story prize to be decided by public vote". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ Sameer Rahim (29 January 2013). "Costa Book Award: who would dare refuse Hilary Mantel her crown?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Staff writer (30 January 2013). "Hilary Mantel wins Costa Book Award". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Staff writer (2 January 2013). "Hilary Mantel wins 2012 Costa novel prize". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2013.