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The British Book Awards are given annually and promoted by the UK publishing industry trade journal Publishing News. They are also known as the Nibbies.

The awards are made in a number of headline categories:

  • Best Read of the Year
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Author of the Year
  • Biography of the Year
  • Book of the Year
  • Children's Book of the Year
  • Crime Thriller of the Year
  • Writer of the Year
  • History Book of the Year
  • Literary Fiction Award
  • Newcomer of the Year Award
  • Sports Book of the Year
  • TV & Film Book of the Year

A further series of awards are made in subsidiary categories called the British Book Trade Awards.

  • Publisher of the Year
  • Award for Exporting
  • Imprint & Editor of the Year
  • Sales & Marketing Campaign
  • Award for inspiring wider reading
  • Design & Production Award
  • Award for industry Achievement
  • Bowker Bookselling Company of the Year
  • Aurum Independent Bookshop of the Year
  • Small Publisher of the Year
  • Publicity Campaign of the Year
  • Award for Innovation in the Book Business

See also