1984 Whitbread Awards
The Whitbread Awards (since 2006 called the Costa Book Awards) are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards. They were first given in 1971. The selections are made both for high literary merit and for works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1984.[1]
Children's Book
Winner:
- Barbara Willard, The Queen of the Pharisees' Children
First Novel
Winner:
- James Buchan, A Parish of Rich Women
Novel
Winner:
- Christopher Hope, Kruger's Alp
Biography
Winners:
- Peter Ackroyd, T S Eliot
Short Story
Winners:
- Diane Rowe, Tomorrow is our Permanent Address